Balloons, balloons and more balloons Saturday afternoon
Published 6:58 pm Saturday, October 19, 2019
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
The Lady Jester balloon as it inflates near the Vidalia Recreation Complex:(courtesy of Julie Cooper)
(courtesy of Julie Cooper)
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
(Ben Hillyer / The Natchez Democrat)
Packing up the Lady Jester balloon after approximately an hour in the sky. (courtesy of Julie Cooper)
Packing up the Lady Jester balloon after approximately an hour in the sky. (courtesy of Julie Cooper)
The official flight may have been canceled because of squirrelly winds, but that didn’t stop pilots from dotting the skies with colorful balloons.
Officials with the balloon festival had originally planned for the classic barge drop — where pilots aim for a target on a barge in the Mississippi River. But unpredictable winds resulted in the official flight being canceled.
Pilots were given the discretion to fly anywhere they wanted. Some pilots decided to take off in Louisiana some from the balloon festival site and from the Natchez bluff. The end result was a picture-perfect afternoon with balloons that could be seen in a 360-degree radius from the Natchez bluff.
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