High Altitude Research Project (HARP) 1962 – 1967
The High Altitude Research Project (HARP) space gun was set up at Paragon just to the east of the runway of what was then Seawell Airport – the brainchild of Canadian ballistics scientist Dr. Gerald Bull and jointly funded by McGill University, Canada and the USA Army Research and Development Center. The HARP project was…
My Memories of Independence day – 30th November 1966
In November 1966 I was 13 years old and naturally still at school. I remember two events related to Barbados becoming independent. Firstly – a historical pageant at Kensington Oval on Thursday 1st December 1966 at 4.15pm in the presence of their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Kent There was a historical pageant…
Jean Agatha Forde
Jean Agatha Forde was born on the 22nd September 1942 at Triopaths in St. Andrew, Barbados. War was raging in Europe and the Pacific, but they were not affected by this. She grew up in a safe and hardworking environment. Very little food was imported into the island, and what was would not have reached her…
Cuba – A different perspective
This post “Cuba – A different persecutive” was originally published on 22nd March 2022 and was updated on 12th July 2025 with details of my 2023 trip to Cuba, photographs from my 2024 trip to Cuba and with details of an upcoming BMHS study tour to Cuba from 24th November 2025 to 1st December 2025.…
The Great Outdoor Challenge (TGOC) 2025
The Great Outdoor Challenge (TGOC) 2025 – a glorious walk from Shiel Bridge on the west coast of Scotland to Kinnaber Links near to Montrose on the east coast of Scotland. I started TGOC 2025 at Sheil Bridge on the west coast of Scotland and reached Kinnaber Links on the east coast, to the north…
Circuit O Torres Del Paine, Chile – 2025
Torres Del Paine is a 1800 Sq KM (700 Sq Miles) National Park in Southern Chile. It is approximately 51Deg South which is the same latitude as Vancouver and Cornwall. Just the other side of the equator. The winter and summer temperatures are colder than the corresponding latitude in the northern hemisphere. However the difference…
Hiking in Barbados | Run246 | The Barbados Hiking Association (BHA)
This post was first published on 28th December 2017 and is updated annually with the hiking schedules. For the most up-to-date information please check the Run246 website which highlights Upcoming Races/Events and the Barbados Hiking Association facebook page. Run246 produce a regular listing of road running, trail running, triathlon, obstacle course racing and hiking events…
Bajan Dew Ponds
David Marshall, a great source of information on Barbados, mentioned to me that there were dew ponds in the area of Well House in St. Philip. He said that they collected water to feed animals in the dry times. I initially thought that these ponds somehow collected dew and stored it. I asked a few…
Camino de Santiago Francés
The Camino de Santiago is a hiking trail in the North West of Spain. One of the many that end at Santiago de Compostela. Pilgrims started using these routes after the bones of Saint James were found in Santiago de Compostela some 1000 years after the good man was beheaded. The legend goes that after…
My regular St. Philip early morning hike
One of my many pleasures of being retired is being able to leave home before sunrise and go for an early morning hike in St. Philip. Everyday on my early morning hike I meet the same people. Some waiting at bus stops, early morning walkers, cyclists and farmers tending their crops and animals. A lady…
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