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Location: 61' 42'W 17' 43' N Size: 62 Square miles (99.2 sq. km) Capital: Codrington Language: English Population: 1,500 (1997) |
 Ten minutes' flight from Antigua and easily reached by boat, Barbuda is the sort of Caribbean island you only read about in old storybooks. Beautiful, flat and fringed by miles of unique pink coral sand the island sports a sleepy town at Codrington with a post office and police station. There are 1500 inhabitants virtually all of whom are descended from slaves brought here by the Codrington family who owned the island 1680-1870. There is a good airstrip. Trips from Antigua are arranged through charter boat companies or by local charter airlines. Take your snorkel gear as the marine life is abundant and undisturbed. There are even wild pigs still trotting about and some fallow deer as well as a good number of ducks. Barbuda is most famous however for its huge Frigate bird colony in the north of the island - these magnificent birds can often be seen circling high above the sea with their long, thin wings and sharply forked tails. You can get to the colony from the airstrip by a short boat ride. There are 2 hotels in Barbuda, both very exclusive indeed. There are a few historical points of interest at the Martello Fort and Tower and at the ruins of High Land House - home of the Codrington family until around 1790. Barbuda's main appeal however is in its utter isolation and natural beauty and if these qualities appeal then it's worth the effort. |
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