Albuquerque Balloon Festival October 2007

After a business trip to Cincinnati, we flew to Albuquerque, New Mexico to meet up with our great friends, Bob and Joan from McKinney, TX and friends of theirs, Kathy and Dennis, to attend the annual Kodak Balloon Festival. We stayed in the pretty town of Santa Fe to the north and enjoyed many of the haunts from two previous visits to the Festival! On the first evening, we hoped to catch the Sunset Glow, but high winds prevented the balloons from ascending so we just walked around the site and checked out the balloons, crafts and the people!




















An entry in the chain-saw carving contest




















Colourful character watching the people from his scooter





















Check out the pins on this lady's jacket! Another hot-air balloon fan!




















Sunset over the New Mexico plain














Day 2 began early with the Mass Ascension at 6 a.m....however, I missed this due to a severe attack of altitude sickness, made worse, I was told, coming from a tropical seaside climate such as Malaysia!















Mass ascension...or mass confusion?!?














There they go!










































Balloons come in all shapes and colours!



















Some even wear sneakers!













Milk anyone?!?













Another beautiful day in sunny New Mexico! It was unfortunate that I couldn't see the balloons in person this year!

Jumpa Lagi...