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Barbuda, a flat coral island with an area
of only 68 square miles, lies approximately 30 miles due north
of Antigua. The nation also includes the tiny (0.6 square
mile) uninhabited island of Redonda, now a nature preserve.
The current population for the nation is approximately 68,000
and its capital is St. John's on Antigua.
Temperatures generally range from the mid-seventies in the
winter to the mid-eighties in the summer. Annual rainfall
averages only 45 inches, making it the sunniest of the Eastern
Caribbean Islands, and the northeast trade winds are nearly
constant, flagging only in September. Low humidity year-round.
Barbuda
is one of those very few islands in the Caribbean that remains--and
probably will remain for some time--so undeveloped as to seem
positively deserted at times. With the exception of the guests
of the island's small number of accommodations, the population
seems largely to consist of the graceful Fregata magnificens,
or frigate bird. As the birds possess a marked preference
for the northwest lagoon, Barbuda's seemingly endless white
and pink sand beaches are left to the peaceful wanderings
of those lucky enough to sojourn here.
Activities
on Barbuda are appropriately relaxed, including beachcombing
(on the northeastern Atlantic coast), fishing and hunting
and, at the island's resorts, golf, tennis, snorkeling, diving,
or simply soaking up the sun and the calm. Points of interest
include the Frigate Bird Sanctuary, the truly noteworthy pink
and white sand beaches, and an abundance of shipwrecks and
beautiful reefs. Barbuda can be reached easily from Antigua,
either by air (a 20-minute flight, twice daily) or by boat
(in three hours). The island is home to the luxurious K-Club,
Coco Point Lodge and Hotel Palmetto resorts, as well as to
a number of other hotels and comfortable guest houses.
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