“He made the world to be a grassy road before her wandering feet.” ― W. B. Yeates ------------------------------------ Not All Who Wander Are Lost
With purse in hand she was off.
It was great to find that after I had packed 3 pairs of Mara's shoes, she had unpacked half of 2 of the pairs of shoes, so all we had, was her little tennis shoes. Oh well!
We met the most delightful couple from Washington that loved watching and assisting Mara play as they waited to check in.
Kissing bees
This is day 2. The winds were strong and most were advised not to fly. Our pilot chose not to fly, because he said it's not worth the risk. Many of the international balloons went up, as well as many commercial balloons looking to advertise their sponsors. The weekend crowds were huge, especially since there weren't as many balloons flying. They would flock from one balloon to the next as they started to inflate.
Big commercial pay-to-ride balloons. We guessed it was probably a long waiver signing away rights in case of injury on windy days.
Dawn patrol/ carrying the US flag for the National Anthem. One of my favorite parts each day.
You can barely see this man's tail, but striped end to end!
The green Balloon on the ground is Wizard of Oz
Our Pondemonium caught the box wind and looped back over the Fiesta park. Moon shine is a Utah owned balloon just below.
"Mass Happiness!" was the theme of the Fiesta. Mark and I both used it in our Sunday lessons we had to teach relating to family and temples.
Creamland cow takes 65 people to crew and inflate.
Smoky the bear, and French balloon I love Nancy
Friday, arrival day. We went to the Balloon park to have Mark volunteer for a chase crew. We wandered through the vendors setting up and out on to the field.
