How far have Ecolovy balloons traveled before?
Although varying weather conditions are a factor, we have found that are balloons have traveled anywhere from 500 km (310.69 miles) to as far as 2000 km (1242.74 miles). One balloon found its way from Japan all the way to Los Angeles! A Message of Encouragement on a Balloon On January 17, 1995 a huge earthquake hit Kobe, Japan. One week after, 45 kindergartners from Hiroshima wrote messages of encouragement onto Ecolovy balloons and released them into the air. One and a half hours later, there were calls from people in Kobe saying that they received them. The Dove-shaped Balloons at the Olympic Games in Nagano On February 7, 1998 exactly 1998 dove-shaped balloons were released at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Nagano. One of the 1998 balloons found its way in Los Angeles, California, United States 49 hours later. It became a huge story across newspapers.
