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| One could view the magnificent Golden Stool of Cave Hill as we hiked around the environs of campus. |
Hike too, its a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, with an exhilarating walk and learning some interesting historical facts along the way. Hike two was also the second hike undertaken by the History Society 2012-13.
The route traced the shoreline from Brandon's beach to Batts Rock then turned inland and up Cave Hill with some interesting finds along the way . Further up the hill we found ourselves not to far from the college before moving in a southerly direction, crossing the highway, then downhill, ending up in Black Rock before descending to the Spring Garden highway and back to Brandons.
So they next time History Society has a hike, take a break from the books and Hike too!
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| Hike leader Dr.Browne shares some information on the Batts Rock area as the hikers listen in. Due to a cholera outbreak in the 1850's Batts Rock was no place to lay around. |
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| This ruin of a kiln was once used to make 'white lime' a.k.a calcium hydroxide used in a bygone era to cure sugar of its impurities during production. You probably passed the rubble many times on your way to campus without noticing. Just takes someone(pictured) to point it out! |
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| We pause on the descent to learn some houses in Barbados were once built using composite materials which included bagasse and egg whites!! |
