Stanchel woman, 90, fulfils dream of riding in hot-air balloon
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A photo spread captures a 90-year-old Island woman’s first ride in a hot-air balloon
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It seems like the sky is the limit as the P.E.I. Balloon Adventures hot-air balloon floats into the air near Hunter River Thursday with its passengers and a pilot onboard. Theresa Kelly lived out a lifelong dream of riding in a hot-air balloon thanks...
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Theresa Kelly, right, and her granddaughter, Tara Fulop, left, look right at home from their lofty hot-air balloon vantage point.
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Fred Nesbitt, left, and Tara Fulop, right, help P.E.I. Balloon Adventures’ Dawn Nowak inflate a balloon for a ride Thursday.
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Theresa Kelly, right, talks with her granddaughter Tara Fulop while they wait to take their hot-air balloon ride.
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Fred Nesbitt, left, Theresa Kelly, centre, and Tara Fulop help hold down a hot-air balloon as they get ready for their ride.
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Fred Nesbitt, left, and Tara Fulop hold open a hot-air balloon as a fan inflates it before their trip near Hunter River Thursday night.
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P.E.I. Balloon Adventures owner Frank Nowak ignites the burners on his hot-air balloon Thursday as he readies it for a flight.