The Great Hot Air Balloon Chase of May 2010

Saturday as we were leaving Church, we noticed a few hot air balloons up in the sky. Chloe loves hot air balloons. We usually see one or two every month or so in the spring/summer. But as we drove out of the parking lot, we noticed there was not one, not two, but EIGHT hot air balloons floating along in the sky.

Naturally, we followed them!

We finally found a clearing that we could stop to park the car and enjoy the sight of the balloons.


We couldn't get them all into one frame, but there's a blue one off to the far left and a yellow one to the far right. Promise :)





After most of them passed through, we took off for home. Or so we though. We were trying to figure out where they would all land, if they were part of some race, or something else. So, we turned the car back around and headed toward the fair grounds, thinking that would be an ideal spot for them all to land. Nope, nothing going on at the fair grounds. So, we decided to head back home, we couldn't see them anymore.

Then we spotted the yellow one. It was really low and headed for the Verizon Center. Off we went. We finally spotted it getting ready to land in a subdivision.



We stopped for a bit (along with about 5 other cars) to watch them take the balloon down.



It was quite a sight and Chloe loved every minute of it. Turns out, it was a company that offers balloon rides. And sure enough 8 different balloons went up at the same time. Each balloon landed at a different place because it all depends on the wind where you end up. We were given a brochure and it looks like a lot of fun, but isn't cheap!

So, if anyone would like to donate to our hot air balloon fund, please let me know!