This year the balloons actually flew. Last year it was windy enough that nothing was even there when we showed up.
I've never been close to a hot air balloon before. Its very impressive. I was amazed at how quickly they could go form rolled into the back of a car to inflated and airborne. We we standing close enough to feel the heat coming off the propane burners as the air was warmed for them.One guy didn't even bother with a basket - he just strapped himself in and was away.
Another surprise was the parachutist. Nothing was said beforehand but suddenly everyone seemed to notice a guy in a parachute had jumped from one of the balloons.
I never got a good count of how many there were. Looking back at the pictures though there must have been a good 12 to 14 of them.
