Obamas hang out with billionaire Branson

NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands (AP):

Former President Barack Obama, and his wife Michelle have spent some time vacationing with Richard Branson since leaving the White House.

The Virgin Group founder put up a blog post with pictures and video of the ex-president kitesurfing off one of Branson's private islands in the British Virgin Islands.

Branson writes that Obama, who's a native of Hawaii, told him he was prevented from surfing by his security detail during his time in office.

Branson says after spending a couple of days learning to kitesurf, Obama bested the billionaire in a watersport challenge.

He says inviting the Obamas to his island was "a huge honour."

Obama spent his first days after leaving Washington vacationing in Palm Springs, California.