Hope Town

We had not been in the Hope Town Lighthouse in all the times we have been here. What a neat lighthouse. We climbed the 101 steps to the top, crawled through a two by two foot door and saw one of the most beautiful views of Hope Town. Today we went to Cracker P's (more about that in the next blog) and our bartender is a daughter of one of the retired Lighthouse Keepers.What great stories about how she grew up in the Light House Keepers homes at the lighthouse. The light turns on a bed of mercury and must be wound like a clock every three and one half hours to keep it turning. It is one of only three lighthouses in the Bahamas that are tended by keepers. The lighthouse was her and her ten brothers and sisters playground.
Got to go take a shower. We're headed to Captain Jacks for happy hour.

September Song (is there hope for us in Hope Town?) out
Bob


Hope Town Lighthouse

Built in 1864, candle power 250,000, visibility 17 miles, 120 feet above sea level and 101 steps to the top.