Elderly Man Takes Hot Air Balloon Ride; Video Goes Viral | Instagram@patriotickenny
An 83-year-old Navy veteran and Instagrammer, Kenny, recently soared into the skies on a hot air balloon ride. He posted videos from his new adventure while calling it an “unbelievable” experience. He hopped on the huge balloon along with his friend and caretaker, Amanda Kline, who planned the surprise for the elderly man.
In the recent videos shared by Kenny, he is seen travelling to the activity location, excitedly taking the balloon ride, and narrating his experience about the same on camera.
The heartwarming moment unfolded when Amanda, while driving towards the launch site, informed the old man about the upcoming surprise. “I have a surprise. What we are doing right now is we’re going on a hot air balloon ride over the mountains”, she said, making him curious to know more.
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83-year-old man’s hot air balloon ride
“Are you serious? Oh, Amanda!”, Kenny exclaimed and asked her.
“We’ll watch the sunrise over the mountains from a hot air balloon”, she told him while noting that it was a safe thing he need not worry about.
As they arrived at the spot, the curious man looked at the crew setting up the hot air balloon for a departure. The visuals showed him standing inside the balloon and exploring the skies, while looking at tiny settlements from above. Pointing out downward, he noted how small the houses and the village looked. In a whispering tone, Kenny said, “Look ‘dem houses”.
The veteran’s face was lit up with awe and excitement during the ride.
Calls it “Unbelievable” experience
As the adventure concluded, he narrated his experienced and said he “loved every minute” of it. He described his overall experience of the activity as “Unbelievable”.
These videos of Kenny taking the hot air balloon and exploring over mountains have gone viral on Instagram. His videos have recorded more than 13,000 views on the social media platform.
Notably, the man originally went viral a few years ago, for his funny conversation with Alexa. The video of him speaking to Alexa over a pizza took the internet by storm in 2022, and it resurfaced earlier in 2025.
