MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
26 April 2015 | CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY
KEN
One of the great activities is to take a balloon ride over historic Cappadocia. The picture shows an evening sunset trip over the area. They only run about about fifteen of these evening flights a year. But, they do plan sunrise trips just about every day. Tried twice, but to no avail. Both times cancelled due to excessive wind, but they don't make the cancellation decision until after you get up at 4:15 AM, hotel pick up at 4:45, bus ride to balloon center, decision to go/no-go 7:00, then ride back to hotel. OH WELL! Unlike sailing, where wind is a desired feature, over 10 knots for these flights is not considered safe.
The saving grace is that while you are waiting, they serve breakfast inside and in a comfortable area. Just watching the balloons from the ground is still a beautiful sight to behold.