Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta!

The dust didn’t have a chance to settle on our tires before we 
were off on another road trip. Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
 has been on our list for several years and this was the year!

We arrived in town about 6:30 pm so we stopped at 

Cracker Barrel on I-25 and San Antonio Dr. NE.

 They are an RV/bus friendly business.  
Since an average 750,000 people visit during this week we 

didn’t think we would even get in without an hour wait

 but we were wrong! Parked and seated right away. 

Great food and a fantastic place to stay the night.  

Woke up and there were several balloons right above us and 
one landed in the field next to Cracker Barrel. Score! 

There were over 100 balloons every morning! 

It looks like these two bees were holding hands and kissing 

but they are two separate balloons. 
Just lucky to be at the right place at the right time. 

 During the day we visited Old Town Albuquerque. 
There was a stage in the town center with 

entertainment and lots of shops. 

You do need to watch your step because of the brick sidewalks. 

Cool place to visit!

We stayed at Starr Brothers Brewery, one of our 

Harvest Host locations.

 Beautiful weather so we had dinner out on the patio. 

Great food and sunset.

The festival is so organized! 

We took advantage of the Park & Ride tickets

 that we purchased online ahead of time.

 Seniors are $20 each and they drop you off right at the field.

  The cost includes admission to the balloon field which is $15.

No driving hassles or $20 parking fee. 

They have several buses lined up ready to go. 

There are three locations around town to ride the bus.

You can take in water and food which we recommend 

because the lines are long and not many healthy choices. 

Skydivers at the opening ceremony.

 It was so cool to be able to walk around

 so close to the balloons and crews. 

The Special Shape Glowdeo was amazing! 

So many different shaped balloons that we 

have never seen before.

Can you believe the skydivers with lighted suits 

 and they set off fireworks on their way down? 

Amazing!

Plus, fireworks on the ground at the end of the night. 

Top notch! 

If you want to go, you won't be disappointed.

You know it is going to be an interesting day when you

see a cow flying in the sky

and a frog!

Three faces!

A lot of work went into making these special balloons. 

Gun toting armadillo.

It was great to be able to spend several days in

Albuquerque because the weather changes.

Love the blue skies!

This will be the last blog post for a while since

 we will spending the next several months in Arizona.

Time to plan our travels for 2022.

We hope to inspire you to travel and enjoy 

what the world has to offer. 

Send us a message on your travel plans

 (maybe we can meet up) 

or interesting places you have visited.

Happy Harvest!