Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Carrington - Hike # 32






A bright sunny Sunday afternoon starting off at the Carrington's old sugar factory heading in an easterly direction passing by sugar canefields on the way to Six Roads, from there we head North east passing land marks such as Princess Margaret Secondary School, the Industrial Complex and lots more sugar cane fields next stop was Dodds Juvinile centre, the St philip Parish Church, Chapel quarry and back to the starting point. Trip length 6.3 miles

Total miles for year: 226.4 miles

Monday, August 17, 2009

Bathsheba - Hike # 31





A scorching hot humid day did not in any way deter the prospects of a Sunday hike along the scenic and picturesque eastern coast of Barbados. Starting at the world famous Bathsheba weekend getaway, water sport and island tour stop, heading in an easterly direction passing Through tent Bay, Glenburnie, Martins Bay en route to Bath. From Bath is was uphill passing by the waterfall the abandoned earth station and back to the start along an undulating road for a distance of 8.1 miles
Total Distance for Year 220.1 miles

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Applewhaites Plantation Yard - Hike #30






Another rainy weekend but so far the for the hike the rains have been most accommodating. The hike started in one of the inland parishes of the island, the parish of St. Thomas and traveled along cane fields, gullies and some main roads. The major gully traversed was Jack-in-the-box gully with it's interesting array of vegetation, remnants of stalactites and stalagmites and at the end or beginning of the gully according to how you look at it is Coles cave. A nice hike covering a distance of 5.6 miles.
Total Distance for year 212 miles

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Skeete's Bay - Hike #29






A gentle Sunday evening stroll, starting at Skeete's Bay fish market in the parish of St. Philip, traveling along the cliff face, passing Culpepper Island, Ragged point light house. And returning to the start Via an inland route.

This short trip tick the odometer over 4.4 miles

Total For year : 206.4 miles