Spain Day Six: A New City and a Cajun Victory

Day 6: August 13, 2013 – Valencia and Albacete

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ALBACETE, Spain - Aside from the basketball game today, it was a fairly laid back day with travel and not much else, so it was a good day to look back at the trip so far, it's crazy to think that we're over half way done.

We departed Valencia at noon and were off to our third city, Albacete. The drive to Albacete was much different than the drive to Valencia, because for the first time in Spain, we were leaving the coast. After going through the mountains we found ourselves in the new town.

Albacete is also a much different city than the previous two, and is the smallest one on our tour, by a large margin. It's a very laid back lifestyle here, and a lot more quite at night.

When we got to the hotel we had a few hours to kill before the pregame meal and going to the game. Some people walked around and explored on their own, while others rested or caught up on work back home.

I was finally able to read more emails and it is very cool hearing back from everybody from around the world! The most amazing email I received was from a person who met members of our team in Barcelona, and searched us on google when they got home! It was awesome to hear that we are gaining fans around the world on this trip!

The game was a very cool experience for us. Aside from the 93-71 victory (read the full release here), it was very cool to see a basketball atmosphere in a different country. The fans were much different than in the States. They were very positive the whole game, and would jump out of their seats after a dunk by either team.

They stayed long after the game, asking for autographs, photos and even articles of clothing. Much to their dismay, we only brought one jersey with and Lynn and Lyle Williams wouldn't be very happy with us if we gave it away.

The one obstacle I encountered at the game was the ability to get stats for the post-game release. Luckily our traveling staff was able to help me out a lot, so a big thanks to Tom Burke, Ms. Pam Daniel and Ms. Christy Alford for keeping stats during the game!

We were back to the hotel for the night after the game, with another game tomorrow! It will be our only full day in Albacete, with our final leg coming on Thursday when we head to Madrid for the final three days!

Nick Ross

It's been great hearing back from fans! Ragin' Cajuns fans are the best in the world and we can attest to that now!

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Spain Day Six: A New City and a Cajun Victory

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