lighthouses rock, originally uploaded by jermandjessvess.
I don't know why, but I really like lighthouses. Now, that doesn't mean that I want a collection of five dozen cheesy lighthouse figurines in my house or anything. But I have always wanted to visit the lighthouses up and down the eastern coast of the US, just to say that I've seen them all.
I guess part of my like for lighthouses comes from my enjoyment of the beach. The first lighthouse that I remember seeing was on Cape Hatteras Island on the Outer Banks of NC, where Jeremy spent his high school years. Most likely, the first one I saw was the Bodie Island Lighthouse as you travel south on NC 12. It's kind of small, with a few horizontal white and black stripes.
But as you continue to go further south to the village of Buxton, you see the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. I think its so beautiful. I like the diagonal stripes and the fact that its so tall. You can still climb up to the top, which is fun, and see a great view of the island.
All of my memories of visiting this location involve hanging out with Jeremy. I have pictures of us at this lighthouse even before we started officially dating in college. So, perhaps my "like" of lighthouses really comes from my love for my husband. Somehow they are linked in my mind.
At any rate, I love to travel. And tomorrow we are leaving for Savannah, GA. Jeremy's band, Lords of Salisbury, will be playing a show on Tybee Island. And I just discovered today that there is a lighthouse there. So, what better birthday present for me this Saturday than to see a new lighthouse? Hooray!
(The shot posted above was taken at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in Buxton, NC in 2006. We try to go back every year.)
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YES. I LOVE THAT BAND NAME!! HAHAHAHAHAHA :)
Ha. I'm glad you like it. That is the response we have been getting to it. Positive with lots of laughter afterwards. :) And that is pretty much what we were going for, so that is good.
On a side note to my blog above, I did not get to see the actual Tybee Lighthouse on my trip to Savannah, because I was fooled into thinking that the sunken lighthouse I saw from a bridge was the Tybee Lighthouse. I found out when we got home that it was not and I'm bummed. I guess this means I'll have to go back to Savannah! :)
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