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High society St Lucia was out in force this week to welcome the four cricket teams to the island.
The glittering bash was held at one of the most exclusive resorts on the island and was hosted by the Governor General.
St Lucians pride themselves on their party-holding skills, and anyone who is anyone around these parts was invited and duly turned out in their finest eveningwear.
Inside the ballroom, police sniffer dogs - specially imported from England for the World Cup - were checking for bombs.
The venue finally got the all clear, just as some of the well-to-do guests were arriving.
They swept in, in their sparkling gowns and penguin suits, air-kissing and oohing and aahing over each others designer gear and jewellery.
We media were separated off from the who's who by a white picket fence.
All that was left was the grand entrance of the players and the Governor General.
We waited. And we waited. And we waited. The charted flight from Jamaica had apparently run late and all four teams were on it.
Finally the Canadian team arrived, and then the Kenyans - all scrubbed up and fresh looking in their team uniforms.
And then the English team managers, and the New Zealand team managers.
No players. And no real excuses from the managers to explain why, except for the late arrival of the invite and then the late arrival of the plane.
All of the arrivals were formally presented to the glamorous Governor General and the acting Prime Minister.
Neither asked why the English and Kiwi teams only had five members each and although her attaché hinted the GG was a little miffed about the snub, its seems it was not going to get in the way of a good old St Lucian party.
