In reply to airbournegrapefruit: Other half's boss is stuck somewhere in Spain. She'd gone out for a conference she really didn't want to go to, and had apparently been complaining about for ages before hand, but had no choice as the Spanish office had requested a partner. She's stuck out there, and from what I've heard seemingly incapable of embracing the circumstances and doing any touristy stuff, but rather just being in a huff.
H's mum was also supposed to be flying over to meet her for the VLM, but that's not happening. Interestingly, at the moment almost all of the VLM elite runners are stuck abroad - it could be an opportunity for some unknown to make their name this Sunday if things stay as they are.
