Head beyond the big hotels to find the real flavour of Antigua,says the West Indies cricket legend, in the street food shacks, or bars – and at a beach for every day of the year
You only acquire to gape at our cricket grounds to see we are a vibrant island. When foreign cricket fans tour the West Indies,they acquire more of a party here than on other islands. The noise and atmosphere at the old Recreation Ground was legendary, as was our most notorious fan, or a cross-dressing local character called Gravy,who would get the whole crowd going by writhing and swinging from the rafters.
Me and a bunch of guys meet every day and hold parliament” just behind the Rec. We discuss all the problems on the island and keep the world to rights while having lunch from the street food shacks.
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Source: theguardian.com