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Title: Balloon festival lifts off in New Mexico Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on October 02, 2011, 05:16:46 PM http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8802359/Balloon-festival-lifts-off-in-New-Mexico.html
Quote Hundreds of balloons fill the air in the 40th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. 3:30PM BST 02 Oct 2011 The 40th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lifted off yesterday in Albuquerque, New Mexico as hundreds of balloons sailed into the crisp autumn air. The festival attracted balloon enthusiasts from all over the world to the 365-acre Balloon Fiesta Park. Festival organizers said the Balloon Fiesta had grown to be the largest international event of its kind. The Balloon Fiesta will last for 9 days. Title: Re: Balloon festival lifts off in New Mexico Post by: BAMAWV on October 02, 2011, 07:02:38 PM http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8802359/Balloon-festival-lifts-off-in-New-Mexico.html Those are kinda cool, if you have never been. I bungee jumped out of one (tethered). The woman had me go first to make sure it would hold.Quote Hundreds of balloons fill the air in the 40th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. 3:30PM BST 02 Oct 2011 The 40th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lifted off yesterday in Albuquerque, New Mexico as hundreds of balloons sailed into the crisp autumn air. The festival attracted balloon enthusiasts from all over the world to the 365-acre Balloon Fiesta Park. Festival organizers said the Balloon Fiesta had grown to be the largest international event of its kind. The Balloon Fiesta will last for 9 days. Title: Re: Balloon festival lifts off in New Mexico Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on October 02, 2011, 07:20:05 PM http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8802359/Balloon-festival-lifts-off-in-New-Mexico.html Those are kinda cool, if you have never been. I bungee jumped out of one (tethered). The woman had me go first to make sure it would hold.Quote Hundreds of balloons fill the air in the 40th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. 3:30PM BST 02 Oct 2011 The 40th Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta lifted off yesterday in Albuquerque, New Mexico as hundreds of balloons sailed into the crisp autumn air. The festival attracted balloon enthusiasts from all over the world to the 365-acre Balloon Fiesta Park. Festival organizers said the Balloon Fiesta had grown to be the largest international event of its kind. The Balloon Fiesta will last for 9 days. It's on my bucket list to fly in one, but no jumping. Title: Re: Balloon festival lifts off in New Mexico Post by: pmull on October 02, 2011, 07:26:56 PM Decatur has Hot Air Balloon festivals twice a year. They are every Memorial Day and 4th of July. They are beautiful to watch. They normally have about 75 balloons. Several people (businesses) that live here own ballooons and see you them all during the year. They fly mostly in the early morning when the winds are calm.
http://alabamajubilee.net/index.php Title: Re: Balloon festival lifts off in New Mexico Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on October 02, 2011, 07:38:15 PM Decatur has Hot Air Balloon festivals twice a year. They are every Memorial Day and 4th of July. They are beautiful to watch. They normally have about 75 balloons. Several people (businesses) that live here own ballooons and see you them all during the year. They fly mostly in the early morning when the winds are calm. http://alabamajubilee.net/index.php Thanks pmull, I will try to get to one. |