Our small armada of vessels from Antigua landed off Spanish Point, Barbuda shortly after noon on April 1. Already there and awaiting our delivery of fresh produce were Kim & Sandy (Kewaydin). After some lunch, we gathered on the beach for a short walk up the eastern shore of the south part of the island. Hikers included Kim & Sandy, Chris & Sheila (Never Bored), Robin & Cheryl (Just Imagine), Morris & Elizabeth (Viking Angel), Bill & Coleen (Dolce Vita), Eric & Jackie (Compass Rose) and the publishers of this blog. Along the way Kim showed us the remains of the mobile construction offices that had been pushed over the cliff by a large group of Barbudans who opposed the construction of a huge hotel project at Spanish Point that had been approved by Antigua. (The project was cancelled.) Further up we found a giant log on the beach, the origin of which is a mystery. Our turn-around point was a crater formed by a former sand mining operation. The depression is deep enough to sometimes contain fresh water that is used by the donkeys, horses and fallow deer found on the island.
- Consequence of anti-development terrorism by Barbudans against Antigua (see text)
- Log on SE shore above Spanish Point — lost ship cargo?
- There are other such logs elsewhere on the island, some surprisingly inland
- Another view of the log
- Horse standing in a pool in a depression formed by former “harvesting” of sand by Barbuda for export — our turn-around point on this walk