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When Mary first suggested visiting Cap- nicked an orange tree and almost tipped
padocia, she added she wanted to take a hot- over.
air balloon ride. Ron wasn’t high on the idea. Ron also objected to the nearly $400 tab
We’ve been on three balloon rides in wine for two for a one hour flight, which equaled
countries and on the last one, Ron stood next the cost of our four night stay in Cappadocia.
to the pilot. Every time the pilot pulled the Then he learned 24 passengers, plus a pilot
cord to ignite the propane, the flame came and copilot, would fly with us. “All in that
close to singing his hair. On a previous tiny basket?” Ron exclaimed. “We can’t fit 26
flight, during the descent, the gondola people in our backyard.”
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