It really did feel like the morning after following last night's successful Nightglow. But everyone stirred themselves for a spot of skill testing with a marker drop exercise. Being a pretty rough and ready event we didn't actually tell the pilots where the target was, but most managed to find their way somewhere close to the target - some very close (some had two goes tho'). Unfortunately another skill test was in the touchdown, as the wind picked up and gave a few some pretty hairy landings. All returned safely however, although some balloons (and balloonists) were sporting some minor damage that would need repair. No snaps as I was far too busy on the ground to take pics.
With the wind up and about, Sunday afternoon was a no-fly zone, except for Brian Boland, who launched one of his highly maneuverable sport balloons and headed for town at a great rate of knots. The rest of us just watched from the ground.
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