[Leica] IMG: Hoppy on Kangaroo Island part four

[hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)]

For those still looking at my travelogue, here is the fourth installment.

Eight new photographs start from here

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This is the Cape Borda Lighthouse, which is perched atop cliffs, some 150 
metres above the ocean. It is of unusual construction
being short and square. The current caretaker, Mick, is a friendly and 
entertaining character. You can actually stay in the old
lighthouse keeper's cottages. Mick tells me that regularly guests are 
disconcerted by the solitude at night and disquieted by the
thought of the ghosts said to be present. It has a fascinating history of 
harsh and isolated existences for the original families.
The light was formerly suspended in a ton of mercury to ease its rotation. 
Not very good for the health at all.

This is a remote location on the North western corner of KI. It was built in 
the 1850's to guide sailing ships traveling in the
roaring forties. It is actually slightly south of the southern tip of Africa 
and the next landfall due west from Cape Borda is
around Montevideo or Buenos Aires in South America. There is a lot of ocean 
in between.

 

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Cheers

Hoppy