Backward [Photo-Hunt]

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 Would you like a journey backward in time?
One of the aviation exhibits at Clark Field.

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Morning flight [SWF]

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There's nothing much to see at my sky right now.  It's just a blanket of grey.  A typhoon went and another arrived---what can I say, we're a typhoon super-highway.  So I'm sharing with you skies from a few months ago, in mid-February to be exact.  Taken in Clark Field during the hot air balloon festival. 

I felt like a kid as I watched the light planes glide across the morning sky.  I stood, my eyes turned upward, as they soared to the clouds, weightless in flight.

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When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.  ~Leonardo Da Vinci 

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Flying high [Ruby Tuesday]

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Flags and kites in different colors were flying high at Clark field in late February during the 3-day Hot Air Balloon Fiesta.  The sky was blue then it turned cloudy in the afternoon.  It didn't rain but it was hot and humid and all I wanted was an ice-cold drink and a siesta.

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Hot air balloons [Ruby Tuesday]

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At the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta last February in Clark Field.

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Machines [Photo Hunt]

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Grounded flying machines at the centennial celebration of airplanes in the Philippines at Air Force City in Clark Field last February.

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Sky-watching at the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta

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We were in Clark on Sunday for the Hot Air Balloon Fiesta.  Left Manila around 4 am but the traffic started to crawl as soon as we get past the Angeles exit.  All roads lead to Clark on Sunday morning.  

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Vehicles were parked on both sides of the main road, many were trying to get closer to the venue and it created a huge traffic jam. We decided to park and walked the remaining 2 kilometers to the venue.  The morning breezes were cooler while we were walking but by 11 am, the heat became almost unbearable.  Aside from the huge tents put up by organizers, spectators [except us] brought their own tents, hats, and umbrellas.  We only had sunblock.:p

We missed the early launching of the other hot air balloons.  Good thing these three remained  in the field.  Colorful kites, light aircrafts and paragliders mesmerized and delighted aviation enthusiasts and sky-watchers.


Booths selling food and drinks and souvenirs were all over the venue.  All the major fast-food chains were present.  Aviation schools, kite associations, Canon, and resorts had booths as well.

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The Hot Air Balloon Fiesta is a 4-day event happening every February in Clark Freeport Zone, a former US air base in Angeles City, Pampanga.

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