On Sunday morning we got up at 4:00 am to drive to Lisle, IL to was the hot air balloons inflate and take off. It was not something any of us had done before so it was pretty cool to see! Unfortunately, the ill-informed security guard I approached when I arrived told me we weren't allowed near the ballons so we ended up standing on the periphery trying to get pictures. I later found out photographers were allowed in...live an learn! I'll be better prepared next year!!
You could really feel the heat coming off flame throwers, even from a fair distance away!
The flame throwers were pretty loud too!
