It took 7 years, but we finally struggled out of bed at 0-dark:30 to go
to Bernalillo to catch a bus to ride for (seemingly) hours to get to Balloon Fiesta Park to wait
in the cold and crowded darkness until . . .
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see & hear Dawn Patrol Flickering. Listen to what Eleni repeated at
least every 15 seconds for 2 hours!
This is the panoramic still version of Dawn Patrol just before take-off.
Somehow, John accicdently got in a frame. I guess there were not too
many ground-level pictures taken. But at least this proves we were
there, and did not just purchase balloon photos online.
Let the hot air be with you!
This is Eleni's absolute favorite!
And this is
Eleni's other absolute favorite!
But
these bees were also cute.
And
this
chicken was not too shabby! Two chickens apparently got in to a
game of chicken.
Last
but perhaps most strange and disappointing - This bird never got off
the ground.