North Carolina (cont'd)

 

 

A crowd had gathered to watch me fly. Carol and Gary helped me get into my harness.

 

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I waited for the "hare" balloon, that the other hot-air balloons would be trying to follow in the "hare and hounds" competition, to launch. Then I told crew to release me. I floated up slowly at first. Then the wind caught me as I rose above the trees, and the crowd cheered as I went sailing over the festival grounds.

 


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I flew over the inflating hot-air balloons, waving to the crowd as I rose.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 


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