There are 23 balloons participating this year, including some from the United States, Belgium and the United Kingdom
“We tend to meet at various events. We tend to travel. We’re kind of like carnies to some extent,” he said with a laugh.Alan Davidson, who has been involved in the sport since 1977, is one of the volunteers.“The amazing thing is that there are still seven or eight of the people I was ballooning with in the ‘70s and early ‘80s who are still here at this event,” said Davidson. “They’ve been working with balloons for over 40 years.
Kinghorn, who is the owner and pilot of the Eye of Ra, was the first balloon in the air Thursday morning after a Wednesday evening flight was cancelled due to the wind.The festival runs through Sunday.
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