Spain Day Seven: More Relaxation and another Win

Day 7: More Relaxation and another Win

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Spain Day 7 – Albacete

ALBACETE, Spain – Today was another relaxing day for the group, with no structured touring of the city. The group was free to do what they wanted, which mainly consisted of sleeping in and doing nothing before the pregame meal.

Some of the group toured the city, which is much more laid back than our first two, and what we expect Madrid to be as well.

For the second day in a row, the pregame meal was huge. Half of the group didn't even make it to the final course because they were too full from the pasta in the second course.

This caused the waiter to be concerned about the quality of the food. We tried to explain to him that back home, spaghetti is the main course, so we weren't expecting a third dish. It is the best hotel in the city, so he wasn't used to teams not eating their entire meal also, since he has catered to futbol powerhouses such as Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. That's not too shabby of company to be part of.

It was off to our second game after the meal, which was in the town of Quintanar Del Rey, about 45 minutes away. The team we played is in the same league as the Albacete team from yesterday, and we were told by Albacete that they were a bit better. The score did not show that, however, as we went on to win 118-34. Read the full game recap here.

We stayed in Quintanar Del Rey for dinner and were able to chose between four different meats for our meal, the first time all trip we've had options. The four choices were Sea Bass, Cod, Lamb or Pork, which didn't please the guys as much, and a few ended up getting the waiter to bring them a plate of French fries.

The city had a fiesta going on tonight, but after the meal we all decided it would be better to just head back to Albacete since we have to leave for Madrid in the morning, which is very exciting for all of us.

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

It was brought to my attention today that yesterday was head coach Bob Marlin and his wife Jennifer's second wedding anniversary, and today was Anthony "AD" Daniel (member of the traveling support staff) and his wife Pam's 31^st wedding anniversary! Happy Belated Anniversaries to both! Not a bad place to spend them if you ask me!

So that is it for us in Albacete, with Madrid on the menu for tomorrow, we are sure to have a lot more planned for the rest of the trip. We play a game tomorrow night in Madrid, with an off-day on Friday for sightseeing, and our final game of the trip on Saturday, before coming back to the United States on Sunday.
Talk to y'all tomorrow,

Nick Ross

University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

Spain Day Seven: More Relaxation and another Win

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