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TAR 20 Speculation and Discussion **of Spoilers**
theschnauzers:
--- Quote from: Leafsfan on January 23, 2012, 10:29:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on January 23, 2012, 10:22:33 PM ---Re: the yellow and red balloons.
(First hand knowledge, btw) I can't remember who at the moment, but there is a business in both the wine country of California and the Champagne region of France that conducts hot air balloon tours of the wineries in each location. (It's been going on since the late 1970s; and last time I ever checked the same business was also doing this in Kenya (as a hot air balloon safari). It's quite possible there is a similar business in the wine region of Argentina, as there's a active ballooning community in Argentina as well.)
That may explain the why of the balloons and how they're connecting it to the first destination. And it's the sort of things TPTB would do isn't it?
And it might be a way of seeing if there's anything we can find via googling that can narrow down the first destination. Yes, it's speculation, but there really isn;t a lot to go with this time around is there?
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Is this (http://www.globosaerostaticos.com/htms/garuda-en/home.html anything that can help? Patagonia?
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What you want to look for is a business that specifically flies charter hot air balloon flights over the wine vineyards in Argentina...and those web sites may be in Spanish (which I do not speak). I can't tell from that link if this company specifically does that in the right areas of Argentina. That company btw uses one of the oldest and best known manned balloon manufacturers who originated in the UK.
ZouLy:
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on January 23, 2012, 11:06:31 PM ---
--- Quote from: Leafsfan on January 23, 2012, 10:29:54 PM ---
--- Quote from: theschnauzers on January 23, 2012, 10:22:33 PM ---Re: the yellow and red balloons.
(First hand knowledge, btw) I can't remember who at the moment, but there is a business in both the wine country of California and the Champagne region of France that conducts hot air balloon tours of the wineries in each location. (It's been going on since the late 1970s; and last time I ever checked the same business was also doing this in Kenya (as a hot air balloon safari). It's quite possible there is a similar business in the wine region of Argentina, as there's a active ballooning community in Argentina as well.)
That may explain the why of the balloons and how they're connecting it to the first destination. And it's the sort of things TPTB would do isn't it?
And it might be a way of seeing if there's anything we can find via googling that can narrow down the first destination. Yes, it's speculation, but there really isn;t a lot to go with this time around is there?
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Is this (http://www.globosaerostaticos.com/htms/garuda-en/home.html anything that can help? Patagonia?
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What you want to look for is a business that specifically flies charter hot air balloon flights over the wine vineyards in Argentina...and those web sites may be in Spanish (which I do not speak). I can't tell from that link if this company specifically does that in the right areas of Argentina. That company btw uses one of the oldest and best known manned balloon manufacturers who originated in the UK.
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Try this one for Mendoza region: http://www.thegrapevine-winetours.com/hot-air-balloon-flight.asp
theschnauzers:
I checked the page and there is a link to the Salta area, and links to other areas of Argentina where they operate balloon flights over the vineyards and olive groves. (And with the spoiler we had during filming of this season also going to Italy, if you ask me, this may be worth further exploration.)
Chateau d If:
--- Quote from: Chateau d If on January 23, 2012, 10:39:57 PM ---I suspect the zorb-sized Red and Yellow hot air balloons hold the first clue. Teams must pull the balloons down using the attachment ropes. It looks like about 30 pounds of lifting force. So muscular teams will have an advantage in doing the work.
11 teams in the lineup. About 200 balloons. And only 11 valid clues up in the air.
The time-of-day for the line up is late afternoon.
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I'm going to modify this guess and say that they are not hot-air balloons. It would be fairly easy to put together a collection of Helium-filled colored weather balloons:
Here is a link where you can get them for about $60 each: Balloons Direct
These balloons are 8 feet in diameter and can lift 15.5 pounds.
georgiapeach:
Nice Chateau!!
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