The only thing predictable about traveling is that unexpected things will happen - and - the longer and more complicated the trip - the more things will happen. The trip around the world has been delayed a month and plans now are to leave Santa Fe on Dec 5 for the flight to Bangkok. From that point the trip will go as originally planned, except that now, another country can be added on to the end. One rule for using frequent flyer miles for their round the world trip is that you have to keep going in one direction. No backtracking is allowed. Also, you get to stop and be picked up in 6 different locations. Now that I have one extra stop, I can add it to the end of the trip. This means that I can pick a country somewhere between Santa Fe and Prague for the last leg of the trip. Cuba??Greenland??? There are some interesting possibilities, so stay tuned.
On another note, I received some feedback that having photos in an album would be helpful. If you would like to see the photos from the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta in a slideshow format, go to
http://picasaweb.google.com/ramblinme
Click on the picture of a balloon and then click on the slideshow button.
Enjoy!