Up, up and away

We were up at 5am for our third attempt to have a hot air balloon ride. We were at the field in time to see the dawn patrol take off.

As the sun came up more balloons went up.

Then we drove to another location because we were part of a competition (not us but the pilot).  So we had to drive to a field at least 1 mile away and the competition was to drop a bag on an X back at the festival field. 

Waiting to take off we saw the mass ascension from a distance.

They put Menaul's banner on the balloon.

Once we got the word that we could take off we started off.  It was fun helping.

Then we took off.  Wow what a view.

Coming in to throw our beanie on the X

Then we went to another field to land.  We helped put everything all away.  

We are working here. We are squishing the air out of the balloon.  Then they drove us back to the festival area and then our guide drove us back to the hotel. 

We had already checked out of the hotel so we got to our car and drove over to Rebecca's for our last lunch before heading off to the airport to go home.  We have had a very nice time.