Antigua the...Cute?

The tot is a movable feast, taking place a different pubs and bars depending on their open days. It used to be held at Life, just outside Nelson's Dockyard, but Life has closed its doors and is up for sale. So now it moves between private homes, the Waterfront Bar and Reef Gardens. One of the features of these places is the almost inevitable presence of domestic animals.

Reef Gardens features a quebecois cat of ancient vintage. Alas, I have never yet got a photo of him.

At Waterfront, owners Jules and Dennis (both originally from Vancouver) share the pub work with two lovely, boisterous, completely fearless young men who do, however, get tired from time to time...

A bit of a snooze in the smoking room...

...until it's time to get on with working the crowd.

When they wake up, they are all business--checking out the social scene, intimidating dogs... Absolutely nothing fazes them. Tot Club members Mark and Lindsay often bring their lovely two-year old Delean for a bit of mingling. She and the boys get on remarkably well.

Lindsay and Mark with fearless kitten and
an intrigued Delean (breed: purebred Island Dog).

Mark, kitten and Delean.

Last night, there was a special guest star. A real youngster, this week-old lad (brought by local character Jacko, who rides the youngster's mother through the streets of Antigua) was entirely mannerly and even managed to join the tot for a few minutes.

Young pub crawler.

Joining the tot circle.

With Tot Club President Terry.

So, there...isn't Antigua cute?