Balloon Fiesta: morning day 1

On our first morning of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, we attended a balloon glow, where they light up a bunch of hot air balloons that are tethered to the ground. Due to inclement weather, only three balloons inflated this morning. A theme that would continue, unfortunately.

The fiesta map:

Vendors:

Swag shopping:

Inflating a balloon:

A nice thing about the fiesta is that one can go out onto the field, right up to the balloons. They’re much bigger than they look from a distance:

Due to impending rain, they deflated the balloons:

Another balloon:

Folding up the balloon requires teamwork:

More swag shopping:

Vendors:

A balloon-themed ride:

Arts & crafts:

Fiesta: