We drifted over one of the Sheikh’s Palaces or least a member of the family and in the distance we could see the camel racing circuit, of which more in another posting, and then over the high power transmission lines to the dunes beyond, the balloon following the contours of the desert below like a modern guided missile before, all to soon, it was time to descend almost imperceptibly to the ground. We all had been briefed on how to turn our backs to the direction of flight, bend our knees slightly and hang on to the ropes in front and within seconds the basket was down and on is side so on our back again and had come to rest in metres without a bump as the flaps were released and the hot air escaped. So no one tumbled out of the balloon or suffered any ill effects and we were all high on adrenaline after an exciting flight.
The ground crew appeared over the dunes in seconds and refreshed with a soft drink we were soon back in the 4 x 4 vehicles and on our way back to the ship.
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