Goodbye Orange County-Part I

One of the things we have been wanting to do in our now previous hometown of Irvine is to ride the orange passenger balloon at the developing Orange County Great Park. After turning in our apartment keys, we spent the rest of the day bidding farewell to our favorite places. In addition, we finally made the flight on the orange balloon. The sunny skies combined with the beautiful weather allowed for a wonderful flight!

Helium passenger balloons require boarding passes too! :)

We were fortunate enough to get a pair of tickets instantly; unlike our last attempt.

Our ride up to the sky

Lifted off!

The balloon's shadow.

The view from 400 ft. The OC Great Park used to be a Marine base/airstrip

It was a happy flight indeed! Can't wait to see how this park turns out in the next decade. It's supposed to be larger than NYC's Central Park.