Pitch inspections

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Some more pitch inspection snaps below.

The first one shows the wonderful new Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium, which will be ready for the World Cup in a couple of weeks time. What a wonderful venue! Of course, I am not able to show the more detailed snaps of the actual pitch, or report hereabouts upon it. That might give an unfair advantage to some of the protagonists.

Below are three views of the Stanford Cricket Ground, situated near to the airport, to the north of Antigua.

And finally, one of the Sticky Wicket, where they serve a delicious luncheon, ad know exactly how to pour a proper G&T.

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Where's Mrs M?

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Here's another "Where's Mrs M?" quiz, which is a bit like Where's Wally, or Where's Waldorf, except that you have to find Mrs M.


Answers in a Comment, please.

The snap above was taken at Shirley Heights, which is the name of a hill to the east of English Harbour, on the south coast of Antigua. Each Sunday evening, partygoers gather on the heights to enjoy a sundowner or five, and are entertained by a superb Caribbean steel band. The band is really superb - they can play calypso, rock, or classical music. Not to be missed, if you are in the area.

The hill is named after General Sir Thomas Shirley, who built the nearby fort in the late eighteenth century to protect the Leeward Islands from attack.

The heights have a smashing outlook, as can be seen below.

And here's a snap of the band.

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This one's for Hotboy

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I saw this, and thought of Hotboy, who works in a library.



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RastaPasta

Well I say!

Had a spot of bother with the Packard Bell recently, hence the lack of posting. Had to send for Ambat from Lilongwe, who spent hours trying to fix it, and eventually he did just that, though he had to reformat the darn thing and I lost some data. Fortunately not my snaps of Antigua, some of which are shown below.

I like the first one, because on the left is a local restaurant in St John's called 'RastaPasta' - great name! And centre it looks as though a cruise ship is parked in the street.

The following snap shows Henry Morton and Menzies IV standing on the steps of a slightly ruined windmill at Hawskbill. Windmills were once very important for the sugar industry in Antigua. Nowadays, none are still in use.

Below is a snap of some of the delighful bungalows at Hawksbill.

The final snap shows Mrs M, Henry Morton and Menzies IV at the airport, waiting for some arrivals from the UK. I did not see it at the time, but to the left, and out of shot, is a large sign saying 'no photographs'. Oops!

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