Only in Albuquerque!

At 7:45 am, my daughter rushed down stairs saying a hot air balloon was about to crash into the house next door. We threw open the door and ran outside to see if we could help. Fortunately, the pilot landed the balloon safely right in the middle of the street. Since no one could leave for work until the balloon chase vehicle arrived to pick up the pilot, passengers and the balloon, the neighbors gathered around the gondola to chat with the passengers. They were proud to show us the leaves they had picked from the tops of trees as they floated by. The chase car soon arrived and we helped guide the quickly deflating balloon onto a protective tarp and away from the mailbox and rooftops. As we did this, several other balloons floated just over us with the travelers calling down to saying, “Good Morning! We thought we’d drop by.”

Only in Albuquerque!