A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND FOR THE START OF THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. BOTH MASS ASCENSIONS LIFTED OFF THIS PAST WEEKEND, THOUGH THERE WAS A LONGER-THAN-USUAL LAUNCH WINDOW ON SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO LIGHT WINDS. BUT FIESTA SPOKESMAN TOM GARRITY SAYS ONCE THE BALLOONS WERE UP, THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT FOR FLYING.
JUST A COUPLE OF GLITCHES FOR THE WEEKEND OF FIESTA: ONE BALLOON CAME DOWN ON A LIGHT POLE … AND A 61 YEAR OLD FEMALE BALLOON PASSENGER BROKE HER LEG DURING A HARD LANDING AT ARROYO DEL OSO GOLF COURSE ON SATURDAY.
