13th Balloon Meeting at Bad Griesbach

With a fearful look to the sky, we watched the weather of August 2006 - it seemed that the super summer had gone for broke in July.

But just in time for the "Ballooning 2006" event, weather was fine again, and so the balloons could launch again from the spa gardens at Bad Griesbach.

In the afternoon, it was model balloon action! Bastian Schwarz tamed our big soft toy and gained first experiences with the Penguin exposed to strong winds.

A picture we haven't seen in ten years: Our Penguin and D-MINI next to each other! Actually, we only have one basket for both envelopes, but with the support of Bastian, we could put up both balloons at the same time.

And as we have to say, one wouldn't guess that the two balloons are that old, right? ;-)

The Cat, of course, was also there and found many fans among the children.

Until the "big" balloons returned from the evening flight, we entertained the crowd with our model balloons.

And then, the traditional night glow took place, watched by thousands of spectators just as the years before.

Three men, three beer: Matthias, Basti and Werner celebrated the felicitous event 'til the wee hours of the morning.

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