Mal and Naomi Gill (third and fourth left in front) and the other passengers drift over the Central Wheatbelt in a hot-air balloon as the sun comes up. Picture: Liberty Balloon Flights.
I AM not comfortable off the ground.
I joke that I get a nosebleed standing on a chair to change a kitchen light globe, but my joke is not that far from the truth.
If I analyse my fear, it is not height that worries me, but risk of falling with a painful sudden stop at the end, likely accompanied by incapacitation and inconvenience due to broken bones.
So when my wife Naomi announced our sister-in-law had paid…
