My mother lives in Albuquerque, but we haven’t had the opportunity to attend Balloon Fiesta for several years. Once you have a school age child, travel becomes much more challenging during the school year.

But, we lucked out this year. My daughter had Fall Break that happened to fall the week of Balloon Fiesta. We didn’t have Fall Break at the last school she attended, but what a gift it was to have this week off! We were not able to take a vacation this summer due to moving and starting a new job, so we were long overdue for a little trip.

This year’s Balloon Fiesta was a successful one; oftentimes launches have to be delayed or postponed all together due to Albuquerque’s wind. 

This year, the balloons were able to launch every day. We went out on Tuesday morning.

It was early! It was cold! It was so very worth it! What an amazing sight. So many balloons-it was really incredible.

The photos don’t do it justice. I’m so thankful we were able to go this year and visit with my mom. It truly was a wonderful week- relaxing and active, which is everything we want our travels to be.

I’m already thinking about our next vacation!