LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A couple of German balloonists who landed in a Nebraska soybean field have learned why Nebraskans are considered nice.

Heinz-Otto and Marion Lausch had been flying a gas air balloon as one of seven teams participating in an international ballooning competition earlier this month. They departed from New Mexico with their sights set on Kentucky, traveling for more than 45 hours until bad weather forced them to land in a soybean field in Nebraska.

Marion Lausch went looking for help, but couldn’t find anyone at a nearby farmhouse.

Soon, deputies with the Cass County sheriff’s office arrived. The field’s owner had called police after spotting the balloon dropping onto her land around midnight. The next morning, she came out and apologized, inviting the couple and their crew in for coffee and homemade cookies.