It rained all night and it was cold… But this morning the winds were gentle and the balloons flew. But it was an unusual flight…
The balloons lifted off and drifted away from the Airstreams, towards the northwest. Then the balloons dropped down, close to the ground, where a southern wind blew them south, then southeast; then the balloons ascended and caught the north winds again and the balloons came back over the launch field again. This isn’t exactly the “Albuquerque Box” that they talk about, but it was close…
And then they were gone…
After the balloons were done, we headed to Costco to pick up a few supplies for our trip home…
This afternoon was our “final banquet” for the caravan. These are normally held in the evening, but since there are 900,000 people visiting Albuquerque this week going out to a restaurant for dinner is not an option… So 2:00 pm it is.
The banquet was at El Pinto, a great New Mexican restaurant. We were in a nice, spacious room, and we had a nice buffet lunch of all things Mexican, with a New Mexican twist… There were the usual speeches, toasts, blame for the innocent and accolades for the uninvolved…
A slide show was presented that recapped our trip, and a few hokey songs were sung. Well-deserved praises were said for our leaders, and we all vowed to keep in touch…
We returned to the Villa and had a simple (no food) Happy Hour. But then it got too cold for these Californians, so we were turned in early…
And an enjoyable time was had by all…
Adventures in the Villa 
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