Lighthouse Dreams

Wednesday 2 November 2011

Have you ever been into a lighthouse? I haven’t but spending the night in one is on my bucket list. Lighthouses have always captivated me. Their isolation and position on rocky outcrops just adds to their mystery and beauty. Did you know that lighthouses could become a thing of the past? Apparently, advances in modern technology mean that ships can navigate the coastlines all by themselves and no longer need the guiding light of the mighty lighthouse. Isn’t that just the saddest thing?

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13 comments

  1. What a beautiful collection - wow! You're right, it would be sad if they're not needed anymore... xo

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  2. wow. all of these pictures are amazing!

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  3. These images are incredible! I got to climb to the top of a lighthouse last summer. Going up the rickety staircase was a little scary but the views from the top more than made it worth it. I hope you get to visit one soon!

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  4. That is sad . . . I think lighthouses are so captivating too. I love the photos you've gathered - so STUNNING.

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  5. I haven't been into a lighthouse either, but would love to. I'm fascinated by them too. Amazing images.
    Ada

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  6. This post triggered a memory from long ago...I think I was actually in a lighthouse once as a child! But i have never slept in one--beautiful photos!

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  7. I've always loved lighthouses too! So sad to hear they're not really necessary anymore!

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  8. wow, beautiful images! Definitely "wishful thinking!"

    Laura

    www.happyroost.blogspot.com

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  9. omg these photos are amazing! there's a light house close to my cottage :D
    http://spliffedcookies.blogspot.com/

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  10. These are some spectacular images! There must be light houses out there for hire so that you can cross it off your list!

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  11. All of these pictures are beautiful! I have only been to the outside of a lighthouse, I would love to go inside.

    Laura
    whitewinters.blogspot.com

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  12. Stunning photos of lighthouses. Last year we were on a boat trip on the Pacific Ocean at the coast of Canada and I spied a lighthouse with a kind of rope/pully attached to it and leading to the water. I asked the boat driver about it and he said that when the storms are really bad and the lighthouse operator can't leave, another boat will come by with supplies and it will be sent up via the pulley. Pretty cool, huh?

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  13. Stunning pics..especially the ones at sunset and with the blue/green sky. I have never visited a lighthouse but they give the sense of having been around a very long time.

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