Balloon Festival

The balloon festival at the Shelburne Museum was amazing. We watched the balloons launch, then Dave and Trevor took a ride in a tethered balloon. Gavin and I stayed on land.

But my absolute favorite part of the evening was the nighttime balloon walk. The four of us claimed a spot on a big rock near the lighthouse and watched the ground crews return from their flights. They unrolled the balloons, tethered them, and lit them up like lanterns.

We were in a spot to see five of six, but toward the end of the night, we took and walk in the dark around Shelburne Farms to see the others. It's always a little creepy to wander empty museum grounds at night.

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