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Summer and fall? Aren't they more suited to road trips, amusement parks, and binge-watching TV..? Not the case when it comes to Antigua and Barbuda.

We're really spoiling you with our latest sweepstakes prize  ⎯ four days and three nights of laid back luxury at Curtain Bluff, Antigua.

A long day of intermittent lounging, swimming, splashing around, and laughing along the pristine and perfectly crescent-shaped white sand paradise of Deep Bay, Antigua is drawing to a close.

Two comfy chairs, one amazing beach, a slight bit of seclusion, and the sunset – all the perfect ingredients for romance are readily available to guests of Pineapple Beach Club, Antigua.

Patrick and I just returned from a week+ in Antigua and Barbuda. (Our first-ever visit to Barbuda.) Here's a preview of the stories we've got planned.

A scintillating display of world class seamanship, speed, and man's/woman's insatiable appetite for competition, Antigua Sailing Week presents about as thrilling an experience as I've ever enjoyed at sea.

This was the scene yesterday at sunrise in St. John's Harbour, the dramatic skies overhead presaging what would turn out to be one of the most perplexing, eye-opening, and, ultimately, inspiring days of adventuring I've ever experienced anywhere. Our destination: Barbuda.

While a lot of our trip will be focused on our usual uncommon adventuring, we also plan to explore the state of things in the wake of last summer's destructive hurricanes. Antigua is said to have been largely spared any damage, but sadly the same cannot be said for Barbuda.

When it comes to kiteboarding in the Caribbean, certain destinations are a given. To me, though, Antigua wasn't one of them.