Atlantic International Balloon Fiesta

2014-09-05 I’ve heard about the Balloon Fiesta in Sussex, NB a few times and saw some amazing photos. Having flown in such a balloon I know that weather conditions have to be perfect in order to fly…as in almost no wind. At the Fiesta, flights are either 6:30 AM or 5:30 PM. We drove from PEI to Sussex on Thursday in hopes we could see a flight that evening. It was a bit windy but we hoped it would drop enough before sunset. We waited until 7pm when they finally announced it was still too windy to fly. So a 1 hour drive back to Moncton for the night, and a 05:30 AM departure for Sussex again the next morning.
The wait was worth it, as we were rewarded with a view of over 25 balloons filling the sky.
Here is the online album of those photos:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ronmackaypei/sets/72157646850989907/