Battery Point Keeper's Log

September 2, 2022

Up at 6:30 AM.  Did morning chores of putting up the flag, sweeping rocks off the paved walkway, and feeding the gulls.

We met Millie and Cary just after 9:30 AM.  They are our assistant tour guides.  They are recreational vehicle owners who volunteer in exchange for a spot at a local campground.  We assigned the tours and soon it was time to welcome our visitors.  We had a steady flow of guests for two hours.  We welcomed everyone to the lighthouse and asked that they sign the guest register.  Next, we provided a short description of the original parlor room.  We included a discussion of the 4th order Fresnel lens with the original crank and turning mechanism.  This was very helpful in explaining how the old revolving lenses worked.

We were open from 10:00-12:00 this morning.  Teare balanced the cash register drawer.  We had 45 guests and collected $462.17 in donations and sales, not bad for only being open for two hours.

After the last tour, we closed windows, steel plate to the tower, and turned off lights.  I went outside and warned visitors still approaching that the tide was coming in and that the water level would continue to rise.  Many of these individuals had to walk a small metal pipe to cross in the first place!  By the time they left, the pipe was half under water.

We had lunch, and a half hour later we heard someone pounding on the front door.  It was a young man who was wet to his hips.  I wanted to make sure he was not in distress.  He identified himself as Oscar from Argentina.  We chatted a while and I let him know the water was still approaching high tide.  When I last saw him, he was sitting on a bench along the lower walkway.  Later he phoned to inform us that he put his identification and other papers in the donation box by accident as he was making a donation.  He plans to come by tomorrow to retrieve his documents.

We should note you need a jacket to go outside.  The temperature has ranged from the low 50's to the mid 60's.  The wind is constant, so it always feels a little cooler,

 I watered the front yard in three places using an oscillating sprinkler attached to a garden hose.

We had dinner in the radio room.  It is known as the radio room as this is what it was when the lighthouse was used by the US Coast Guard until 1953.  The view from the radio room is spectacular overlooking the Pacific Ocean and rocky coast line.  Afterward, I fed the gulls and sat about 5 feet away.  Fred then assumed his royal throne at the top of the rock.

My last duty was to update the official Keeper's Log.  

We hope you are enjoying the blog.  

All is good on the Rock.

Bill and Teare

Fred - The King of the Rock