I went out one early morning to what was to be the Special Shapes mass ascension at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta. High winds aloft kept the balloons on the ground, which wasn't all bad because it gave you more of a chance to get around and see many of them up close. Here's a sample:
Mild weather, not too crowded (this event was on a Thursday morning), traditional breakfast burrito and hot chocolate in the dark, had a good time.
Oh, on the bus from a shopping center parking lot in town out to the balloon field I happened to sit next to a good old boy from Houston. Told me about three times that he used to come to the Fiesta every year because he really liked the nice pins commemorating each year's Fiesta. A few years ago, though, the pins got kind of chintzy, so he quit coming. He decided to try again this year, and the commemorative pin is much nicer, thank you very much. Turned out that he drove to Albuquerque in his Tiffin motor home (which is what Tuzigoot is), so we had that common connection to discuss. I didn't see him again after we got off the bus, but I wonder if he went on to the field or if he just hung around the pin shop telling other people his pin story.
Next: Trip to O-O-OKLAHOMA, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plains.
Rob
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