In 2019, I signed up for a Road Scholar trip to the 2020 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Due to COVID, that was canceled, and I then signed up for 2021.
We had a very good time. The weather was always my big concern for this trip, but it was mild, and no rain interfered!
The first day included no balloons. We walked to Albuquerque's Old Town, where I tripped, banged my knee, and limped back to the hotel. After dinner, there was a presentation on ballooning that was better than I expected.
I limped most of the rest of the trip, improving a bit each day.
The next two days, we left the hotel at 4:30 am (!) to avoid worse traffic and get to the balloons before they went up. In all, we went to the balloon fiesta three times, two mornings and once at dusk. One morning, we were at the Balloon Museum on a slight hill overlooking the balloon field. That evening, we were there again; fireworks were included. The next morning, we had breakfast at the Balloon Chasers Club and then we were on the field, along with thousands of other spectators, walking among the hundreds of balloons as they inflated and went up.
One day, after the morning balloons, we visited the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center. Another day, because the Coronado Historic Site was closed, we went instead to El Pinto restaurant.
As we departed Albuquerque, we could see balloons in the sky while we were in the shuttle and at the airport.
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