Even though the balloons didn't take off due to strong winds, it was still a marvellous morning and I am glad he got my grumpy self out of bed that early!
When we arrived, the sun wasn't awake and the balloons were starting to inflate.
There were around seven hot air balloons that we could find, three of which were of interesting designs...below you will find our personal favourite: Pegleg Pete...a pirate themed parrot...
and then there was this guy...a made up creature called a Skywhale to apparently represent 100 years of Canberra with what looks like 10 unnecessary female body parts....we made some impromptu gestures being the mature couple we are (hey! In our defence, baby Tessa was with her dad that weekend so we didn't have to hide our immature nature!!)
Once the excitement of the balloons wore off (and our tummies started to grumble) we headed over to the big tents to see what the fuss was about. Listening to the entertainment by The Bridge Between, we lined up endlessly for Dutch Pancakes (which didn't turn out so nice after all) while I ate an apple, followed by an amazingly yummy muffin.
We then sat and watched while obviously bored kids started to make their own entertainment. A bunch of primary school kids were playing what seemed to be tip? But the pack leader was rather bossy and kept telling the other players to go sit in the corner cause they were "out"...they came over to where we were sitting quite upset and sat them selves down, heads facing the ground in defeat. When he had exhausted all players, he ordered the game to restart, yet this time another boy was going to be in. He was tagged almost right away mid commando roll and we couldn't control our laughter when the boy 'in' pulled at Mr Bossy Pant's shirt and pointed to the corner haha. He then sulked the rest of the game in the fetal position. Don't worry folks, he wasn't harmed! He got up when the game ended to play again, bossing everyone around!
I can only hope Tessa doesn't turn out like Mr Bossy Pants.
The best part of the day was when we were leaving, we started to drive past a field of flowers: mostly roses! I couldn't contain my excitement when my bear stopped for me to take various photos. Prepare for flower overload...
I'll end this entry with a picture of the two of us, while a balloon is being fired up: totally not a planned shot, but it worked out perfectly!
Peanut xxx
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