BARCELONA, Spain - After a great win last night, the Pioneers headed out immediately from the gym, got on a bus and headed out of the Pyrenees on their way to Barcelona.
We went down the opposite side of town, where the road was a little less frightening, and after about 90 minutes we stopped by the roadside to eat some sandwiches. The bus rolled into the hotel in Barcelona around midnight, and the tired crew headed to their rooms.
After a two-hour tour of Barcelona and a lunch buffet, we headed to Sitges, a beach town about 30 minutes southwest of the city.
It did not take long once the bus stopped for all the players to head straight for the water. Justin Coughlin had been to the beach just once in his life prior to today, and he seemed to especially enjoy himself, which was nice because he was feeling under the weather for the first few days of the trip.
A few people tried body surfing (Head Coach Joe Scott appeared to really know what he was doing), and everyone enjoyed time in the water and walking along the beach.
Tonight, everyone will jump back on the bus for dinner in downtown Barcelona before a good night's sleep. We leave bright and early tomorrow for Andorra, where the team will take on Cajasol Sevilla, one of the best professional teams in Spain.
Edu!: Our best wishes go out to Nate Rohnert, who signed his first professional contract yesterday. Rohnert, a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference First Team selection with the Pioneers from 2006-10, will play in Estonia this season for Tartu Rock.
It sounds like a great opportunity for Nate, especially since it's a FIBA EuroCup team. That means he'll be traveling and playing all over Europe.
It seems that Nate already left Denver to start his new career in Eastern Europe. Good luck, Nate.
We went down the opposite side of town, where the road was a little less frightening, and after about 90 minutes we stopped by the roadside to eat some sandwiches. The bus rolled into the hotel in Barcelona around midnight, and the tired crew headed to their rooms.
After a two-hour tour of Barcelona and a lunch buffet, we headed to Sitges, a beach town about 30 minutes southwest of the city.
It did not take long once the bus stopped for all the players to head straight for the water. Justin Coughlin had been to the beach just once in his life prior to today, and he seemed to especially enjoy himself, which was nice because he was feeling under the weather for the first few days of the trip.
A few people tried body surfing (Head Coach Joe Scott appeared to really know what he was doing), and everyone enjoyed time in the water and walking along the beach.
Tonight, everyone will jump back on the bus for dinner in downtown Barcelona before a good night's sleep. We leave bright and early tomorrow for Andorra, where the team will take on Cajasol Sevilla, one of the best professional teams in Spain.
Edu!: Our best wishes go out to Nate Rohnert, who signed his first professional contract yesterday. Rohnert, a two-time All-Sun Belt Conference First Team selection with the Pioneers from 2006-10, will play in Estonia this season for Tartu Rock.
It sounds like a great opportunity for Nate, especially since it's a FIBA EuroCup team. That means he'll be traveling and playing all over Europe.
It seems that Nate already left Denver to start his new career in Eastern Europe. Good luck, Nate.
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