I-ALBUQUERQUE, NM – Abathandi bebhaluni lomoya oshisayo nabaqalayo bazohlangana ndawonye ngokujabulisayo njengoba kwethulwa amabhaluni angaphezu kuka-500 njalo ekuseni e-Albuquerque, eNew Mexico phakathi ne-Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta yama-39. Kusukela mhla zi-2 kuya zingama-10 kuMfumfu, amakhulu ezinkulungwane zezibukeli azothola ukumangala nokumangala komcimbi ka-2010 onendikimba ethi “Umhlaba, Umoya kanye namaFlyers.”
Bangaphezu kuka-650 abashayeli bezindiza abazomela amazwe angu-17 kanye nezifunda ezingu-39 ngesikhathi somcimbi ophawula uhambo lwaminyaka yonke lwabashayi bamabhaloni abavela emhlabeni wonke. I-New Mexico iyikhaya lenani elikhulu labashayeli bamabhaluni namabhaluni acishe abe ngu-200. Abashayeli bezindiza abavela emhlabeni wonke bayachuma esimweni sezulu sasekwindla esiyingqayizivele sase-Albuquerque futhi basebenzisa “ibhokisi” – inhlanganisela yemimoya esezingeni eliphezulu nephansi edalwe yi-Rio Grande Valley futhi yathuthukiswa yizintaba zaseSandia. Ibhokisi lenza amabhaluni akwazi ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlehlisa indlela yawo yendiza futhi ahlale eduze nendawo yawo yokwethulwa.
Amabhaluni ayisipesheli angamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye nanye abhaliselwe i-Fiesta ka-2010 okuhlanganisa namabhaluni amasha kakhulu - Istork, Waddles, Three Monkeys, Crazy Crab kanye neZebra. Izimo ezikhethekile zivame ukugqama ngesonto, ikakhulukazi ezinganeni eziqoqa amakhadi okuhweba kumabhaluni eziwathandayo.
Izakhamizi zezifunda ezingaphandle kweNew Mexico zingamangala ukubona ibhaluni lintanta lidlula ikhaya lazo phakathi nesonto lokuqala lika-Okthoba njengoba umjaho we-15th America's Challenge Gas Balloon Race uthumela abashayeli bezindiza abangu-18 namabhaluni egesi ayisishiyagalolunye ngenselele yebanga. Umcimbi wethulwa eBalloon Fiesta Park e-Albuquerque ngoLwesibili, Okthoba 5, ngenselelo yokundiza ibanga elikhulu kakhulu, elivame ukubandakanya okungenani izinsuku ezimbili ukusuka phezulu futhi limboze amamayela angaphezu kuka-1,000.
Ngokungeziwe edilini elimangalisayo lamehlo, izivakashi ze-Balloon Fiesta nazo ziphathwa ngokuthanda okulingayo okusuka eningizimu-ntshonalanga. Ngemva kokuphela kwesenzo sebhaluni, idolobha lizobe limatasatasa ngomsebenzi nemicimbi; Izivakashi zikhuthazwa ukuthi zihlole konke lokho i-Albuquerque engakuhlinzeka. Imininingwane iyatholakala ku- www.ItsATrip.org/balloon-festival.
Sicela uqaphele ukuthi amahhotela asesekhona ngesikhathi se-Balloon Fiesta. Ukuze uthole ulwazi ngomcimbi, vakashela ku-http://www.BalloonFiesta.com kanye nemininingwane ngokuvakashela i-Albuquerque, vakashela ku-http://www.ItsATrip.org.
Landela umcimbi: www.Facebook.com/visitAlbuquerque noma www.Twitter.com/see_albuquerque.
