For more info on surfing and kite-surfing talk to Jake Kelsick on http://jakekelsick.com/. He's a local surfer and kitesurfer, and is also just a nice guy. He can tell you everything about getting started.

One of the best places is Galley Bay. There are also a couple of other places that you can find out about if you talk to local surfers you meet there.

Unfortunately I don't know of any such tutorials.

Hi Dave, I did indeed get to play that day. I played Sunday morning at 7:30 am. Come early or face some argument in getting on the court. Part of the game appears to be arguing to get your turn. Far from being unwelcome for the court's regulars, these arguments appear to be a welcome test of manhood that they look forward to. But the arguments appear to be harmless. Unlike courts I've seen elsewhere, Antiguans don't generally appear to escalate the conflicts beyond words.

The theme is Atahualpa and it's free. Happy blogging!

No idea ... but I’ll ask around. You’ve got me curious too.

I missed seeing the surge of freeloaders. It seemed to me that most people had something to eat there during the dinner hour, but when you get to 11:00 people start to get hungry again ... and if the party would have gone even later people would have started to get hungry yet again. The difference for the organizers between serving one meal and potentially serving three meals is ... bankruptcy and debtors court! The level of interest generated by the party was amazing though so I can see that lots more people would have wanted to come than were able to get tickets. Looks like an opportunity to me ... perhaps next time the organizers could charge for food and drink after 9:00 or 10:00 pm and then charge a lower admission for those who come at that time or later. Still ... a party where the biggest complaint is that all these things prevented it from lasting longer ... that says something good about the time you had while you were there ... yes?

Thanks for buying my book Pat. I'm gratified to know you enjoyed it. I'm working through the second or third draft of the novel and hope to be finished in the next few months ... but things always take longer than expected don't they?

Thanks for your kind words Cate.

They are indeed beautiful ... and you should have seen how the handlers bathed them in the sea. I'm looking forward to seeing these horses race in Antigua.