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Scuba diving (my mask is fogged up).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Being at daughters wedding.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Going into the heart surgery arena.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Going up the rapids in Jamaica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Checking out the turtles in Jamaica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Riding a moped at Hell, Jamaica.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Skydiving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Scuba diving in the Dry Tortugas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Writing my name on the roof (for the eighth time) after sailing in the ConchQuest, sailboat race from Clearwater to Key West.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Climbing on a pyramid in Mexico.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Carrying bananas in Jamaica. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Just sailing my 45 foot hunter sailboat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Having the whole family aboard my boat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sledding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Whitewater rafting Yes, that is me under there! My hand is top right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Go up in a blimp (Click on the blimp).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Go up in a hot air balloon (click on balloon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Going on a cruise to nowhere (click on photo)
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Going up in a glider!<\/strong> (scroll down)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The glider, with the biplane on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Checking the guages.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The biplane towing us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And we are off!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another airplane at the airport.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Hot air ballooning with Roger Bansemer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remove balloon from bag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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It is a LOT of cloth!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Set out the basket.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Attach the basket to the balloon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Begin yo inflate the balloon with a fan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Use propane to heat the air in the balloon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Load passengers (me and Amy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Off we go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sometimes Roger will allow the balloon to float down and drag in the water for a bit!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This photograph of mine (above) made it into Roger Bansemer’s book The Art of Hot Air Ballooning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Then we reverse the process and put the balloon back into the bag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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And back to Roger’s home, he had the caboose in his front yard!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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