Barbuda pictures taken February 22-23, 2009. I had my folding bike with me to get around and explore. Before Hurricane Irma devastated the island in 2017. The associated trip journal.
1: My accomodations: Macarthur and Natalie Nedd's Guest House, in the Village.
2: Martello Tower.
3: Martello Tower.
4: Ruins of an abandoned hotel/apartment complex on a beach. Name? Assumed to be east of the ferry dock and no longer extant.
5: Ruins of an abandoned hotel/apartment complex on a beach.
6: Beach view looking east. From behind Uncle Roddy's. There are now cottages back here to rent.
7: Beach view looking west. Ferry dock in far distance.
8: Uncle Roddy's.
9: Closed gate to the closed K-Club.
10: From Princess Diana beach. looking west.
11: From Princess Diana beach, looking east.
12: Panorama from castle ruins on hilltop not far from Spanish Point, the most southeasterly point of Barbuda.
13: Castle ruins at Spanish Point. Sea grape is at the right. And lots of Mutisia orbignyana.
14: Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia ficus-barbarica). The plant behind is Mutisia orbignyana.
15: Prickly pear cactus.
16: View of the Atlantic Ocean from near Spanish Point facing north.
17: View of the Atlantic Ocean from near Spanish Point facing south.
18: The front loader is dumping sand into a hopper.
19: The Barbuda Express. One can come over from Antigua for a day trip.
20: West of the Martello Tower. Road leads to Palmetto Point.
21: Wa O'moni's Best Restaurant, better known as Jackie's. And my folding bike.
22: Beazer Well. Where on the map is this?
23: Beazer Well.
24: Looking back at Beazer Well.
25: Jam Well. Where on the map is this?
26: The Beach House Hotel on Palmetto Point. Now closed.
27: Palmetto Point. My footsteps. Pretty uninhabited out here. Location is now the Barbuda Ocean Club at Palmetto Point. The wetlands have been replaced with an 18-hole golf course and over 450 residences coming.
28: Next day. The horses try to get from under the sun. But a fellow shooed them away.
29: Panorama of Highland House ruins.
30: Panorama of Highland House ruins.
31: Prickly Pear Cactus.
32: View from Highland House ruins.
33: View from Highland House ruins.
34: View from Highland House ruins.
35: Highland House ruins.
36: Highland House ruins.
37: Highland House ruins.
38: Turk's Head cactus.
39: Century plant.
40: New Rte 1. It wasn't on all maps yet. The Barbuda [Sand] Quarry in the far distance.
41: A sand quarry in the distance.
42: A sand quarry ahead. May no longer be operating? Quarry located at 17.669688974042078, -61.77683496174826.
43: Century plants.
44: Century plants.
45: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
46: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
47: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
48: At the end of Rte 1.
49: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
50: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
51: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
52: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
53: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
54: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
55: South of Indian Cave.
56: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay. You have to climb up inside it to get to the top.
57: Indian Cave at Two Foot Bay.
58: Above Indian Cave. Looking at Two Foot Bay.
59: Panorama of the Highland House ruins on my way back to Codrington.
60: Rolling Well on the Old Road. Located at 17.655159978276792, -61.81012003245392.
61: Rolling Well.
62: CJ's Diner.
63: I-Shadeka's, where I had dinner that night. May no longer be extant.
64: 6:46 PM An old house with charm. Unlikely to be extant.
65: 6:48 PM Microwave radio tower. Could not find on satellite images. Where?
66: 6:54 PM The fishing docks. Lobster is big.
67: The fishing docks.
68: Pilgrim Holiness Church.
69: Next morning. As we take off from Barbuda, the fire engine is out and ready. This airport is now closed, and replaced with an international one outside the village that can handle private jets.
70: Taking off.
71: Looking down at Codrington.
72: More of Codrington in the picture.
73: More of Codrington in the picture.
74: Looking northwest at Codrington and beyond.
75: Looking northwest at Codrington and beyond.
76: Along the right is the closed K-Club. Sticking out at the right was Coco Point. Now Barbuda Ocean Club at Coco Point. And in the distance is Spanish Point.
77: In front is the closed K-Club. Sticking out at the right was Coco Point. Now Barbuda Ocean Club. And in the far distance is Spanish Point.
78: Coco Point and Spanish Point further away.
79: Coco Point and Spanish Point.
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