{"id":9500,"date":"2012-07-30T12:23:38","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T19:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.afterhoursagency.com\/wgc\/?p=9500"},"modified":"2019-10-06T13:46:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T20:46:41","slug":"hot-air-ballooning-in-napa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.afterhoursagency.com\/wgc\/hot-air-ballooning-in-napa\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot Air Ballooning: Napa, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, as I mentioned before, I had an incredible weekend up in Napa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9502\" title=\"IMG_8276\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.afterhoursagency.com\/wgc\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_8276-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"819\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the things that made it so special was the early morning Hot Air Balloon Ride with Balloons over the Valley. It was a magical experience and I loved every last second of it. Well, except for the first 10 seconds after take off\u2026 it&#8217;s a bit of an odd feeling, but once you were soaring over Napa Valley, it was really a sight to behold!<\/p>\n<p>We were up early. Like super early\u2026 and headed over to the site to meet our ballooning team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9503\" title=\"Hot Air Balloon Napa Valley : WGC\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.afterhoursagency.com\/wgc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Napa-Valley-WGC-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We loaded into our respective balloons and away we went!<\/p>\n<p>We flew for about 60 minutes and floated over various wineries, beautiful homes and heard great stories from our pilot. It&#8217;s pretty clear that Napa is a small close knit community as our pilot seemed to know many of the owners whose homes we soared over.<\/p>\n<p>It was truly beautiful. Something I would high recommend for anyone visiting Napa for a fun getaway. The balloons were bright and colorful and the views were breath taking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9506\" title=\"Hot Air Balloon Napa Valley : Sunrise\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.afterhoursagency.com\/wgc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Napa-Valley-Sunrise-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"819\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9509\" title=\"Hot Air Balloon Napa Valley : Gaby\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.afterhoursagency.com\/wgc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Napa-Valley-Gaby-764x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"611\" height=\"819\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the perfect way to start a saturday or sunday morning and then follow it up with a day of wine tasting!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9510\" title=\"Hot Air Balloon Napa Valley : What's Gaby Cooking\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.afterhoursagency.com\/wgc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hot-Air-Balloon-Napa-Valley-Whats-Gaby-Cooking1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"655\" height=\"655\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, as I mentioned before, I had an incredible weekend up in Napa. \u00a0 One of the things that made it so special was the early morning Hot Air Balloon Ride with Balloons over the Valley. It was a magical experience and I loved every last second of it. 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