Plano Balloon Festival 2008

Saturday was a beautiful day. Dave and I went over to the 29th annual Plano Ballon Fest. 40,000 to 50,000 of our dearest friends were there. It was a huge, very well behaved crowd.

It was lots of fun to see the balloons up close and personal and watch them fly just overhead.

I do mean JUST OVERHEAD. You could hear the conversations in the basket!

It was fun to watch the crews unroll the balloon, attach the basket and fire up the gas.

Before long, they were sailing in the beautiful blue.

We heard there were over 70 balloons participating.
We watched the balloons inflate and fly away.
There were balloons of every shape and size.
As it got dark, twenty two balloons remained on the field and the darker it got

the prettier it was when they filled their balloons with hot air. The flames illuminated the balloons in the clear night sky, creating quite a spectacle.

Every few minutes, they would count down from ten and all the balloons would fire up the gas at once, and all the balloons lit up. It was neat- the darker the night got, the prettier the show. This was about the last photo I got before my camera battery died. Not quite dark, but you get the idea.

You will need to stand on your head to appreciate this photo, but it was fun to see them all so close up as they took off.


A fireworks display capped off the evening perfectly.