BARBADOS-ANTIGUA EXPEDITION 145 
people who profess to believe it a more rapid mode of transport 
than the regular passenger trains. 
I understand that plans for the improvement of this road, 
including electrification, were completed and some of the equip- 
ment imported before the great war caused it to be temporarily 
abandoned. 
An autobus line runs along the west coast to Speightstown — 
about two-thirds the distance to the northern end of the island. 
The fare is quite reasonable. 
Hotel accommodations are ample, the largest caravansary be- 
ing the Marine Hotel, at Hastings. A smaller but very com- 
fortable place is the Balmoral, also at Hastings, where I found 
the proprietor, Mr. Armstrong, an exceedingly agreeable host. 
One of the most delightful resorts is the Crane Hotel in the 
parish of St. Philip on the east coast. It is situated on a high 
eliff overlooking the sea, which is usually rough on this coast 
and the breakers dash high on the rocks. Lord’s Castle is with- 
in walking distance, and the strong breeze and invigorating 
baths make this a favorite place for a week-end stay. The sea- 
food here is particularly good and I found a few days spent 
there on my previous visit to Barbados a distinctly enjoyable 
experience. 
There is much novelty for the American in the streets of 
Bridgetown. In the center of the city he finds himself most at- 
tracted by the hordes of people jostling each other on the very 
narrow sidewalks and in the markets. They seem more alert 
than is usually the case with the blacks in tropical countries, 
and everyone seems busy. There are many donkey earts, the 
beasts looking more like magnified jackrabbits than anything 
else; also donkeys bearing loads of various sorts. As an auto 
rushes through the streets with its warning honk, the men or 
women, usually the latter, simply put their shoulders or thighs 
agamst the donkeys and push them out of the way. These 
women are by no means prudish about expressing their opinion 
of the auto drivers and that opinion appears to be far from 
complimentary. 
Donkey carts seem to be used as delivery wagons to the ex- 
elusion of four-wheeled vehicles. Heavy loads such as punch-— 
eons are carried on trucks with two large wheels and propelled 
