NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY
A BIG Bucket List item for me is to visit
every possible lighthouse.
Why ???
I love them.
I love everything about them.
They romanticize my love of the ocean and
feed my passion to be always near the water.
August 7th is National Lighthouse Day which
honors and commemorates a beacon of light
that symbolizes safety and security for boats at sea.
The first light house in the U.S. was Boston Light on
Little Brewster Island in Massachusetts, built in 1716.
It had to be reconstructed in 1783 after being damaged
in the Revolutionary War.
Isn't it beautiful????
The oldest lighthouse as it was originally built is
the Sandy Hook Lighthouse in New Jersey
dating back to 1764.
Both of these landmarks are still in use,
and the Boston Light is the only light station
that still has an official Coast Guard keeper.
So gorgeous.
I fist fell in love with Lighthouses as a child when I
visited this lighthouse in Cape May, New Jersey.
I was hooked from that time on.
And that visit to New Jersey marked the time
I officially fell in love with the ocean too.
Jim and I haven't seen every lighthouse YET....
but we're working on it!!!
Here are some we have visited......
Roanoke Marsh Lighthouse,
Roanoke, Virginia.
And the next three are all located in one
of the most BEAUTIFUL places we have ever visited -
THE OUTER BANKS
of North Carolina !!!
One of our dream destination spots!!!
(a wonderful trip courtesy of our oldest daughter
and her wonderful husband - THANK YOU - good times !!!!)
This is Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Bodie Island Lighthouse -
And
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse -
Aren't they all gorgeous ??!!!
AND
our very favorite one (so far !!).....
Kilauea Lighthouse at
Kilauea Point, Kauai, Hawaii !!!!
How many more to go ???
I don't know but I sure hope Jim and I
can visit all of them.......
gotta keep crossing items off
that Bucket List !!!
How about you???
Do you have a dream destination
on your Bucket List ???
