while standing tall out of the water or jump through the open hoop raised above the water’s surface. It would have been fun to see though! Eventually, the man on the pier– named Scurry Curry–caught a glimpse of my balloon parked on the runway and struck up a conversation with me. While I prepared to depart I asked if he’d be interested to join me while I flew westward through the region. He agreed, so I handed him a parachute and up we went…but not too far before we crashed into the coastal waters of Sheershank. Luckily, there was a boat dock near where we landed in the water. Better yet, it was a Leeward Cruising Club dock where I could unpack a new balloon. We studied a nice map of the Gaeta V mounted on a large wall. It provided great insight into where public travel facilities could be found. With that knowledge in mind, I bid Scurry a good day and took off alone, heading inland southwest from the coast.
Left top and bottom: Dahlia and her passenger, Scurry Curry, crashed into the water next to a seaside home in Sheershank. Fortunately, on the other side of the house, the Leeward Cruising Club had a boat dock where a new balloon could be unpacked and launched. Outside on its dock there was an informative map of the continent of Gaeta V to consult. Above: Two large, high walled fields provided an exceptional space for residents to unpack, build, script, or take care of their inverntory business at the Shiromani Sandbox in Shiromani. There was even an old-style diner to relax at that added to the sandbox ambiance.
open fields for residents to unpack, build, script, or take care of their inventory business. In certain areas of the sandbox rentable retail space and advertising boards were available. There was even a small diner where people could meet and socialize at to further enhance the feeling of comI flew through Mailitz and munity there. I updated my flight Danascott until I reached the Shi- log while sitting in a booth. romani Sandbox in Shiromani. There, two very large walled-in After looking around a while, I areas contained green, grassy hopped back into my balloon and The Great Balloon Adventure ~ Gaeta V
floated up over its northern wall into Hyannisport where the Hyannisport Infohub was. I had forgotten where exactly the iconic Hyannisport lighthouse was when I last saw it, so I was very thrilled to come across it so serendipitously. I decided to land on the beach near to the lighthouse so I could camp for the night and enjoy the view of its beacon rotating around and around in the night. 37