11/05/2011

November 4, 2011 – Balloon Regatta and Antelope Canyon by Boat

This morning we woke early and met Mike and T at the Launch Field – it was great to see them again.  But launching was not to be.  Even though it was a beautiful morning, there was a wind advisory so the launch was cancelled.   We did hang around for a while and chatted.  Three balloons inflated but when the wind picked up, down they came.   Andy and Steve did help with packing up one of them.

The Antelope Point Marina is one of the big sponsors of the event and they sponsored a “houseboat party” for the pilots and crew today.  So late this morning we all headed over to the marina and the houseboats.

Once we parked, we were “shuttled” to the houseboat.  The ramp down was like a roller coaster:

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There were 3 houseboats available to us.  The one we were on was 75 foot with 6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a hot tub, a slide, and so much more – this must be how the other half lives.

The living room/kitchen area:

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Master Bath:

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Our room – LOL!:

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Upstairs – bar and hot tub – oh my!:

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Even a sliding board into the lake:

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Andy steering the boat on the lake:

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The food and the company was wonderful.  And a great bonus – a boat trip to the water part of Antelope Canyon.  The tours ran constantly and Steve, Pam, Andy and I were the only ones on one of the tours.   Oh my, such incredible beauty:

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And videos – thanks Pam:

 

Life is great!!!

We left early afternoon.   Here we are heading out – Mike, T, Andy, Steve, Pam (and ?):

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What an incredible day!!

The rest of the day we just hung out.  We did have a wonderful surprise – we talked with Kay and Norval (from Alberta).   A few weeks ago on my blog, I asked for your prayers since Norv had a brain aneurism.   It was so great to talk with both of them.  Norval is progressing day by day so please continue to keep him in your prayers.

And the wind and storm has rolled in:

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Lots of wind tonight…yikees!

We are not sure how the rest of the weekend will be so stay tuned.

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