Random ramblings from the cluttered brain of a Brit ex-pat North Devonian trying to keep cool in the summers and warm in the winters of The Great White North.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Ponce de Leon Light Station
The lighthouse at Ponce de Leon Inlet has stood here since 1887. It's the tallest lighthouse in Florida.... 203 steps will take you 175' to the top where you can look out over the Florida coastline and the Halifax River.
This lighthouse is the second on this site... you can read about it here.
We didn't climb to the top because we got there just before closing time. There's a museum and the lighthouse keeper's cottage too, so there wasn't time to see it all. Maybe next time.
15 comments:
I've always thought it might be fun to be a lighthouse keeper.
didja climb to the top? i love lighthhouses!!
Glad you are still enjoying your stay in Florida. Start dusting off the winter boots though, and the thermals!
You don't need a heated toilet seat in Florida. Al Fresco pees are the order of the day in hot places!
Love the red against the gray sky, very stunning photograph. Would love to climb those stairs to the top.
RED! Amazing. ;-))
Those light houses are really something else, did you climb to the top?we did while in Norfolk never never again.
We didn't climb to the top because we got there just before closing time. There's a museum and the lighthouse keeper's cottage too, so there wasn't time to see it all. Maybe next time.
Gorgeous lighthouse but it will take more than a great view to make me go up there. I hate tight spaces.
Good job on the photo.
WOW! That is quite a Lighthouse! It must be something to see everything from the top. Getting to the top sounds quite Daunting...lol!
Lighthouses are amazing and this one is lovely.
"I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper and keep him company.." - from A Clockwork Orange
Sorry, that was the first thing that came to mind when I saw this spectacular photo. Beautiful structure. I'd have wanted to climb to the top.
I love the drama of this picture Shammie. Great sky behind the red lighthouse. Very different to see the red structure.
Great shot of the lighthouse the sky is beautiful also. Lloyd and Ranger
That would definitely be one of my MUSTS if I were anywhere near it, Sham. Look at that sky!!!
lighthouses are so cool. We should have one in Nyack--there is a teeny one across the river.
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