点评:Man what an experience from start to finish.
The day starts pre-dawn at the lakeside picturesque property, a camp-side fire crackling as you can drink coffee/hot chocolate while the balloon starts warming up.
William settles us in, before Nick launches us skyward. It defies words to see the texture of the landscape give way to the roaring Drakensberg canopy, no where else can you see the shape of this ancient geological formation from its southern origins to its distant northern reaches. In contrast below, Reedbuck run through the plains.
The wind wasn't working for us and rather than settling in the road, we had to make other plans. Nick was our source of confidence, knowledge and inspiration. Eventually we landed in a freshly harvested maize field, following this was celebratory champagne right by the field of victory.
From there we convalesced back to the farmstead and gathered to enjoy a delicious breakfast.
The highlight of our South Africa trip. Thank you William and Nick!
翻译:从头到尾,这真是一次难忘的体验!
黎明前,我们在风景如画的湖畔庄园开始了一天的旅程。篝火噼啪作响,您可以一边喝着咖啡或热巧克力,一边等待热气球升温。
威廉帮我们安顿好,尼克随后将我们送上天空。眼前的景色令人叹为观止,仿佛置身于德拉肯斯山脉的雄伟树冠之下。只有在这里,您才能如此清晰地看到这片古老地质构造从南部延伸至遥远北部的完整轮廓。与之形成鲜明对比的是,下方的平原上,苇羚悠然奔跑。
风向不利,我们不得不另寻他法,而不是在公路上降落。尼克给予了我们信心、知识和灵感。最终,我们降落在一片刚刚收割过的玉米地里,随后在胜利的田野旁举杯庆祝。
之后,我们返回农舍休整,享用了一顿丰盛的早餐。
这是我们南非之旅的亮点。感谢威廉和尼克!