Jonni, who stayed in the same place as Murray in Antigua, Guatemala, invited us to his birthday party, and we all went to play tejo, a sport commonly played in Colombia. It’s kind of like coits, but instead of throwing a ring onto a stick, you throw a heavy metal disc into a sloping square of clay, and get points according to how close you get to the centre. The most points are awarded for a ‘mecha’ or explosion when the disc hits one of the two small packs of gunpowder. As beginners, we played from the half-way line, and all of us did passably well. Afterwards, Jonni decided to try the full distance and I followed suit, not sure I could even throw that far. Amazingly, after a false start, I not only covered the distance, but hit the gunpowder sack too. Talk about beginner’s luck.