Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine October 2016 | Page 304

A Day at the Races in Nevis | Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine

It may be that you’re just hankering for a bit of laughter, or some
fun with the locals, but going to the races in Nevis is a memorable
experience. Observing the crowd gathered to watch the events, one
can feel the palpable excitement and at times apprehension on faces,
everyone hoping that their favourite will be the winner. But, will a
horse ditch its jockey, will there be an unwelcome intrusion by a noncompeting but curious animal that doesn’t belong at the races? It really
does not matter anyway because this is an electrifying atmosphere.
Music, dancing, mouth-watering BBQ all in a setting that’s worthy of
a photographer’s lens. It’s so easy to forget that life’s routine continues
after the races. For now, it’s all about what’s taking place here in this
beautiful setting. With Montserrat visible in the distance, cool ocean
breeze providing much needed relief from the island’s humidity and
your limbs taking on a mind of its own as it moves to the pulsating
rhythms of local music, it is quite easy to see why one will call a day at
the races in Nevis an intoxicating island experience.
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