David Somerville is your 'normal, run-of-the-mill' science teacher and loyal Lion's Club member. As fate would have it, he wins his local club's lottery which includes a 'normal run-of-mill' hot air balloon ride. As it turns out, neither his ride nor his adventures are 'normal' nor are they 'run-of -the mill'. He encounters strange people, places and things that only apply to 'the privileged few'. Still, throughout his adventures, he not only observes a world of the barely believable, he becomes part of that world forever The world is one of 'hope' or 'holfknong' and he transforms into...