Balloon Aloft hosted a colourful fiesta on Saturday and Sunday with 20 hot air balloonists taking to the sky over the vineyards.
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Mercury photographer Marina Neil was on board one of the balloons and captured some spectacular images of the Hunter Valley on a glorious Sunday morning.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.
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Balloons made for a colourful display over the Hunter on the weekend.