Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The Orbserver - Helium Balloon Ride, Rotorua

The newest tourist attraction to Rotorua. John helped with it by creating and testing the winch system that controls the balloon. It's only just opened and we got a free ride up.  It was a beautiful clear and sunny day and went up to 110m, amazing views over Rotorua and the lake. 
Mya and John loved it, the wind gusts got up to 22km per hour at the top that caused the balloon and gondola, that we were standing in, to dramatically sway from side to side as it is only tethered to the ground from one point.  I, on the other hand, felt very unsteady and nervous. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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