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Carol Lawley


September 1st 2004 was a very special day indeed for Carol

Carol Lawley

"The excitement was building in both of us because we knew what was going to happen in the next 45 minutes"

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Carol and her husband Campbell were in Orlando for the occasion of their 25th Wedding anniversary. A very special anniversary event had been planned which began at 4am. After a truck ride through the parklands they arrived at a clearing where a big brightly coloured hot-air balloon was waiting to take them on their trip of a lifetime.

"There was a stillness... nothing below us... Nothing above us. The birds were flying level with our eyeline. I just thought this is what the birds must feel like."

Then there came an additional aspect to their flight which was extremely special and memorable...

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"and there it was waiting for us... purple, pink, blue - all vibrant colours."
"it was filling up slowly, getting bigger and bigger until you could have just stepped inside it..."
"I expected a bump or something, but no... it took off up into the air"
"there was nothing below you... nothing above you... the birds were flying level."
"there was an inner peace in the basket... we were all lost in our own worlds..."
Safely back on the ground after a wonderful life-event.