Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

We got the motorhome slide-out problem diagnosed by Camping World on Wednesday morning and it turns out the gearing is stripped and the whole slide-out system for the kitchen-living room must be replaced.

I contacted Winnebego and they offered to pay for the new system, including labor, even though the coach is no longer under warranty.  We have made arrangements with the local Itasca dealer here in Albuquerque to order the parts and fix the slide-out. We’ll know this coming week when the repair parts should arrive to schedule the work.

We headed to the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta early Wednesday afternoon to spend four nights there in our motorhome. This was our 5^th time at the annual balloon fiesta and every year it gets better and better with new balloons. On our second visit, we started coming mid-way into the 11-day fiesta because we really enjoy the “special shapes” balloons. The fiesta began in 1972 with 13 balloons and today there are almost 600 balloons that participate from all over the world.

We left the fiesta grounds this morning and drove across Albuquerque to Kirtland Air Force Base, where we’re staying in the Family Campground. We could be here a week, possibly two weeks, until the parts come in and the repair work is completed (a one day job we’ve been told).

Steve & Julie Cornelius