Bill & Mary Harrop - Up Up and Away

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Bill Harrop has been on the South African tourism landscape for many years and is an iconic representation of a family business built on a solid foundation with great vision. I took the opportunity of interviewing Bill in one of his balloons, high up in the Magaliesburg sky during our 36 hours in the Cradle. I was fortunate to be able to include his wife, Mary, during breakfast.

I did manage to edit the propane gas blasts into the balloon to keep us in flight!

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2 May 2021 English South Africa Society & Culture Geniene Preston

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