Valencia Crónica #53

When it rains, it pours. As in three Valencia Crónica posts in a row. Bridget Baker is back in the swing of things after having their new son, Jack, and your Ed. is catching up with blogging after the hectic weeks before during and after Valencia Louis Vuitton Act 12.

Valencia Cronica #53 is now available to download -- as always password-protected for AC families only.

Otherwise, no rain in site in VLC. Glorious summer weather here topped off today by the presence of His Holiness Papa Benedicto. It puts an exclamation point on, and uplifting ending to, what has otherwise been a sad week here in our adopted home town.

In VC #53, Bridget wrote movingly of the subway tragedy that occurred here last Monday. In that regard, since our earlier post we have learned that one of those who died in the accident was a popular young volunteer with the ACM race committee. A student, he had not worked Act 12 due to final examinations.

AC 32 would not be without the concerted efforts of literally hundreds of volunteers, mostly from Valencia but from elsewhere in Spain and, indeed, the world. Our hearts go out to his family and others who are grieving their loss, and the Cup's.