Thursday, September 29. 2022
Battery Point Lighthouse Keeper's Log
Welcome back to the blog! We also welcomed sunny skies back to the Crescent City coast this morning.
I wanted to include a photo from last night's visit with Dottie:
We had enough time to do morning chores, have breakfast, and prepare to open for a 9:00-10:30 tour schedule. The tides have shifted to where we now are open in the mornings again. We hosted 27 visitors and collected $300.77 in donations and sales. We had a bit of urgency toward the end of the tour period when some guests wanted to cut their visit short. This was in response to a report from the tower that the tide was coming in fast!
After the tours, Teare and I noticed the sea was very churned up and was sending spray high into the air. We took a moment to scramble down the rocks and shoot this video:
We saw several seals and once where there were four together. Unfortunately, we did not get a photo to share with you here. The wind really picked up in the afternoon! This was probably the windiest day yet, and contributed to the high wave action.
We were excited to have some first time visitors from Durango, Colorado. Tony and Chris Vicari stopped by on their way to Trinidad, California. This also happened to be their anniversary, so Happy Anniversary Chris and Tony! Tony is the son of friends Tony and Sue Vicari. Thanks for sharing part of your special day with us!
Since this was to be our second to last day at the lighthouse, we have been preparing for the transition to the new keeper's. Part of that is to ensure the living quarters are stocked with every day necessities. I also refilled all power equipment, including the ATV so that I could refill the gas container. It took nearly $20 to buy 2.5 gallons of gas. Never have I paid over $7.00 for a gallon of gas, but there it is... Welcome to California...
We had a number of visitors who came out to catch a beautiful sunset. One guy was riding his bike from northern Oregon to his home in the San Francisco Bay area. It was nice to see everyone enjoying the day in this beautiful place. I fed Fred and Janice way out on the rocks due to the high foot traffic and the late high tide. The things I do for them... Janice, who is usually the more cautious of the two, let Teare get close this afternoon when we were out on the rocks. I considered that a compliment to Teare in that Janice has come to trust her.
We cleaned up from dinner and I brought in the flag. Teare was cleaning our book racks in the entry way and rearranging the books.
This leaves us with our final day at the Lighthouse tomorrow. I will post one more entry, then we will begin our drive to Ohio. This will take 11 days due to stops and visits along the way. Check back with us tomorrow for our final keeper's log.
Keeper's Teare and Bill signing off from a windy Battery Point.
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