Attending The World's LARGEST Balloon Event (Albuquerque Balloon Festival)

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Our first time at the Albuquerque Balloon Festival is an experience like no other. We get to crew a hot air balloon for the week with our friend Richard and go for a ride with 100s of hot air balloons. See what it takes to make the magic of this event happen, and why the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta is an absolutely bucket list travel destination!
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00:00 Intro to Albuquerque ballon fiesta vlog
00:47 Crewing the Albuquerque balloon fiesta
04:17 History of Ballooning and Balloonists prayer
06:25 Albuquerque balloon festival bucket list experiences
08:10 Cozy up with Organifi on a rainy fiesta day
09:00 Early morning dawn patrol at the Balloon Fiesta
10:15 Getting to ride in a hot air balloon at the Albuquerque balloon festival
14:06 Best breakfast in Albuquerque New Mexico
14:39 Night glow at the hot air balloon festival (and crazy storm)
15:58 Our last day as balloon crew at the 2022 balloon fiesta
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@johnbob4545 Жыл бұрын

That is awesome. I moved from Mobile to New Mexico right as the monsoon season got going. It was crazy this year. You two had so much fun despite the weather. Great to see such positivity.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

It was a wild year for weather there, but glad it got rain. The west always desperately needs it.

@a1stbornunicorn Жыл бұрын

Omg absolutely a bucketlist experience! It looks so surreal in your video, I can't imagine how breathtaking it was to be amongst so many other balloons. Thank you for sharing this beautiful moment!

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

All of those things and more!

@MrTmiket0007 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always, this video was super super awesome, I will include it in my bucket list for next year, keep up with the awesome content 👌👍💯🤗

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Hope you make it there next year! Such an amazing experience

@paulsalazar3765 9 ай бұрын

I'm from Albuquerque. I usually just watch the coverage of Ballon Fiesta on tv. Looks like you had a great time.

@EatSeeRV 9 ай бұрын

It was a blast

@krissiekilpatrick6898 Жыл бұрын

You guys are great!! So fun to watch. These are the kind of things we would do. One doesn’t simply watch the balloon festival! One must be part of the crew! Yes!!!!!! 🤩

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! I hope you get to do it one day. So glad you enjoy the content and we appreciate you watching!

@kingmike40 Жыл бұрын

I was there. I went to the fiesta in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2022.i took my sister and brother in law in 2022. It is amazing. Plan for hotel room at least 6 months before event.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Yes it requires a LOT of planning

@mariebrumer3440 Жыл бұрын

That looks like so much fun. It's awesome you got to be on the crew. Good job Richard! 💖🙏✌️

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

It was a blast! You would love it.

@chiefhayes2250 Жыл бұрын

Like wise I got to crew for Crisp P. Bacon balloon. It was phenomenal experience like you said. I hope others have the same opportunity to do it. A real rush to say the least. The drone show was something else also. I understand the joy and excitement you shared in video. You OBVIOUSLY had a great time!!! Safe travels. 😊

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

So glad it could rekindle some of that excitement and fun from your time there. Such a great event

@melanieg6957 Жыл бұрын

Great video 👍 very informative!

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

@daviscrt Жыл бұрын

Great video. Lot of work and fun. So cool. Thanks Don

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Yes so much work, thank you for tuning in Don.

@bertkelly7650 Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Now on my bucket list. 🥰

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Yayy! Good I hope you make it there

@baddecisionsrv8506 Жыл бұрын

What a BLAST!! That is truly an experience you just can't describe. 🥂👏😄

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for being a part of it!

@richarddavenport798 Жыл бұрын

Lorraine and I had a fantastic time at Albuquerque and we're glad you two made it there to make it even more special! A toast to you and everyone that crewed and made it happen! Safe travels on your journey and we are looking forward to your next adventure!! ESRV ROCKS!

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Thank you guys! Miss and love you

@TravelSmallLiveBig Жыл бұрын

Very cool! Awesome to be crew. We crewed for a friend once, but just for a glow.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Still a fun experience! Would have loved to see a glow.

@BCJohns143 Жыл бұрын

We were there too! And we were in the south lot -- would have been fun to get to see you there, but it was fun to relive our experience in your video.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Sorry to have missed you! Yes that would have been fun 😊 hope you enjoyed your time there!

@TheCountryCollectors Жыл бұрын

650 balloons! Wow!

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Amazing right?

@garretlewis4103 Жыл бұрын

Looked like a good time. We hope you guys had a good Thanksgiving.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! It was a blast.

@edwilliams968 Жыл бұрын

Welcome to my hometown!

@JerryR304 Жыл бұрын

that’s amazing we were there this year and volunteered to crew and my wife got to go up as well!! what crazy weather 😱

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

It was wild weather!

@TheCountryCollectors Жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to experience this!

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

It was super super cool! They also do one in Mexico in Leon!

@TheCountryCollectors Жыл бұрын

@@EatSeeRV I think it just happened!

@tarac5137 Жыл бұрын

How wonderful to relive the Balloon Fiesta! In spite of the crazy weather, it was worth attending. I didn't crew or ride, so those parts of the video are a nice bonus. I definitely came away from the Fiesta with a deep appreciation of the crews and organizers, and the art and science of ballooning. The things the video didn't capture is the controlled chaos of being on the field, the smell of the propane and sound of the balloons, and the excitement and cheering of the crowd. But Liz's excitement shone through! Thanks for a great video.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

It was very chaotic

@Barry.Ellis. Жыл бұрын

I was there as well and had an opportunity to Crew and chase down a balloon with the Griggs family, and a balloon named Windrose. They were such kind people to let a complete stranger enjoy this with them. What an amazing experience, and this video captures the essence of it so well. I love the tradition of telling the history of ballooning and the balloonists prayer. Thank you so much for the great content you produce week after week.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

So awesome they brought you along!! Appreciate the kind words and glad you enjoy the videos. 😊

@hideawayhomesllc5103 Жыл бұрын

So please tell us about the RV camping. We are only several hours away from ABQ and typically available to RV in October. Thank you so much!

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

You have to book it much earlier in the year. Their website says when it opens. And the spots go fast. We only got in on the wait list because all the spots filled up back in March. There's loads of info about the camping on their site.

@jrlong3490 Жыл бұрын

Great experience being on a chase crew and then getting the ride. We were there that Tuesday - Thursday so got the rain day but then got to see the special shapes ascent. It was very colorful. Sorry we missed you there.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

So glad you got to see one ascension! Especially special shapes. So cool!

@FittingInAdventure Жыл бұрын

It’s an amazing event that everyone should attend at some point. There is nothing like it! I also suggest watching it from the field AND off the field in the distance on another day! The balloon glows are incredible too

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

That's one thing we wish we could have done. Watched the balloons ride from the RV roof. How magical!

@FittingInAdventure Жыл бұрын

@@EatSeeRV An excuse to return!

@carmengigstead6688 Жыл бұрын

several years we we took a balloon ride over Lake Tahoe. It took off and landed from a barge in the lake. The barge followed the balloon around it was the best take off and landing ever. Very cool ride.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

That's AWESOME! What a cool chase vehicle. Haha

@catH727 Жыл бұрын

You really got a ride!!! Red, white, and Bethune ( who spotted Gabby Petitos van, so she could be found. Kyle got a flight.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! So glad he got to go up

@benfletcher7100 8 ай бұрын

Burritos in Albuquerque are delicious better than eating Burritos in sc

@austinstitzel 8 ай бұрын

I'm going to Albuquerque in October 2024.

@EatSeeRV 8 ай бұрын

Awesome enjoy!

@jjboohoo9641 Жыл бұрын

Wasn't this over a month ago

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Yes. We usually run about a month behind.

@SandorLau Жыл бұрын

Looks so fun! Unlisted on purpose?

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Nope! Forgot to schedule it. Whoops!

@JJs-ClassC-Adventures Жыл бұрын

Wish we could have gone. We were on the wait list too, but we did not get notified of a cancelation. We were nearby hoping to hear something. I wonder if there are any tips for getting an RV reservations. It would be nice if those people on the wait list that did not get to go were at the top of list for the next year.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Man what a bummer. Hopefully in the future! Yes I agree.

@AngelTorres-se9zf Жыл бұрын

My friends and I are currenlty making plans to be there in Oct 2023. My wife and I travel with my mother and she would love to fly up in a balloon, does someone have a basket that can be safe enough for a wheelchair? Thank you for sharing, your videos are awesome.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

There is a wheelchair accessible balloon at the event! I'm not sure it's name but there was one in attendance this year.

@sandypratt8951 Жыл бұрын

❤️👍👍👍

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@user-jj3yy2ic3h Жыл бұрын

👍

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@bluegizmo1983 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it's cool to attend as a spectator, but those balloons are also quite dangerous. Just last year several people died, and this year several more we're injured. People die or get injured almost every single year during the balloon festival. Two of my own family were even injured in at the same festival one year in two separate balloon crashes back in the 90's when the festival was held in Las Cruces, NM.

@EatSeeRV Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that! Yes ballooning is a serious sport. If a flight goes wrong it can lead to injury. Thankfully it's not that common. Doesn't mean it can't happen though.

@bluegizmo1983 Жыл бұрын

@@EatSeeRV Yup definitely. My mom was in one of the balloons that came down in a pecan orchard pretty hard, not sure what the cause of that one was, and then I was in another balloon that had a really hard landing due to the vent rope getting tangled around the fire extinguisher in the basket during decent for landing causing the balloon vent to become stuck in the open position while we were still several hundred feet in the air. The pilot tried to untangle it quickly and when that failed he tried running the burner hard to keep the balloon from falling too quickly but it will still a real hard landing that even caused the balloon to bounce back up about 50+ feet after the first impact. Nobody was seriously injured though, just a little banged up.

@austinstitzel 8 ай бұрын

I'm going to guess that Liz is a Pisces and Dennis is a Capricorn.

@EatSeeRV 8 ай бұрын

Wrong on both lol

@austinstitzel 8 ай бұрын

@@EatSeeRV What are your actual signs?