We headed off to the Dunstable Kite Festival (29 July 2001) and had a fun day. It was very hot, and the breeze was stronger, and more regular than at the Newbury festival a few weeks ago. The guy doing the announcing was very good, and explained what was happening in every demonstration/event, and gave us a real insight into why certain things were happening. For instance, during the buggying event he explained what size kite was being used, what buggy, why he was wearing a harness - this was really informative. All in all, we had a good day out. (18 images.)
The view from the car park | 
The kite club's bases | 
A glider over the downs | 
One man and his buggy |
A concerned look on a buggier's face | 
Looking more in control | 
And on to mountain boarding | 
Even the demonstrators have problems |
One of the larger kites at the festival | 
Oops, the octopus got us | 
Jane flying | 
Sky candy |
Our kite | 
Revolution's doing ballet | 
and more ballet | 
"We all stand together" |
We all need friends to untangle us sometimes | 
Almost sorted |