Fisgard Lighthouse

Sunday was cold and brisk but we braved the weather to take the children out for a bracing stroll through Fort Rod Hill artillery battery (thought Benny and Jacob would like that, lots of underground tunnels and ammunition storage rooms to run through) and up to the Fisgard Lighthouse. The Fisgard Lighthouse was built in 1860 and manned until 1929. Today it is still a working lighthouse but of course now it is fully automated. In the old days, the lighthouse keeper had to go up the the light every four hours to ensure the wick was still lit, and the wipe the condensation off the inside of the windows. He even had to venture outside onto a narrow platform to wipe the snow from the outside of the windows in bad weather. What a job, it came with a nice view, but wow, that was hard work! The lighthouse and cottage have been beautifully restored for visitors now, but it was not always so well kept. One of the lighthouse keepers painted the wooden floor in a black and white checkerboard style pattern (it is still like that now) after he requested carpet, but was told, in no uncertain terms that there was no money to spend, and there would be no new carpets. How awful - can you imagine what I would say if Alex told me something like that?!?!




A room with a view.




Benny and Jacob going underground.










And they all found broken bit of crabs legs on the beach, and brought them home, in the car, how lovely:)



Love
Est xxx