Sunday morning was another 4 am get up and bundle into the car with coffee, but this time there was little traffic - horray! I couldn't stop grinning I enjoyed it so much...
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| By 5:40 we have our tickets and we walked into a flood lit corridor of tents selling coffee, memorabilia, and lots of food. There are no fairground ride or games, just lost of people trying to find breakfast! |
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| At about 6 am we start seeing the first bursts of flame and make our way over to the first row of balloons to be filled with air. |
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| As the row of balloons rises the flames start filling them with hot air, and everyone huddles around in the cold night as the balloons slowly rise. |
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| by 6:15 the first balloon in the dawn patrol is up and the others are soon to follow |
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| floating of into the night except for the occasion blast of flame |
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| by 6:20 the dawn is starting behind the mountain range |
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| At 6:30 we start walking the field looking for the next set of balloons to start up |
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| By 6:45am we were still glad of the warmth from flames... |
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| ... and soon more balloons were lifting off |
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| The sunrise was also beautiful. |
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| any guesses what this balloon became? |
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| This balloon is starting to be blown up. Also the balloon in the background part blown up. |
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| this balloon came all the way from Oxford |
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| Balloons of all shapes and sizes started popping up everywhere. |
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| The black and white balloon from earlier is in the background, see it's a cow! |
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| What could this one be? |
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| ...with great powers come... |
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| ...spider pig! |
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| Panda |
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| Smokey Bear |
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| another high school band |
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| sleepy bees |
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| awake bees |
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| me inside an old balloon |
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| there was also chainsaw carving |
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| they were having competitions |
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| and eventually there was a sky full of balloons |
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