My plan was a Christmas card photo at this lighthouse, there was no cooperation however.
"California's
Point Montara Lighthouse tower first stood in Wellfleet,
Massachusetts. The vintage 1881 light was known then as the Mayo Beach
Lighthouse. At first, most lighthouse buffs believed the tower was demolished
when the Cape Cod light-station ceased operations and the keeper’s house was
sold at auction. A little detective work uncovered more lighthouse history.
While sifting through some old Coast Guard photos, the lighthouse move was
discovered. It is now known the government actually moved the lighthouse from
Cape Cod to Point Montara, California, where it replaced the original wooden
Point Montara Lighthouse. Strangely enough, the crew manning the California
light never knew their secondhand structure was a long distance traveler."
Our friends came with us.
Vincent and Natalie
and surfers on the horizon |
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| it was cold |
