Adventures of the Vine Yard Seekers - Day 2 Part II

While talking with other people at the flower garden they told us we definitely needed to go to Simpson's Reef.   According to them the sea lions were out.   Then go a little further and you will get to Cape Arago.  There's a whale swimming around.    While walking out I ask an employee where there was a light house that we could go up in.   He recommended Cape Blanco, it was a working light house that they let you go up in........We're off for more adventures.

Simpson's Reef

This was so cool, it was like dogs barking and so loud.    Love love loved it!

We then went down the road to check out the whale.   We did see it shoot water out of it's blow hole and a few times saw it's tale flip......no way to catch on film.

After that we were off to Cape Blanco.   I didn't tell anyone where we were going, it was a surprise.   The road leading up the the light house was a little scary and was single lane.   Thank goodness we didn't meet another car on the road.    We got up to the light house at 3:14pm and they stopped doing tours at 3:15pm.    We were lucky, we were the last to get to tour that day.   Mom and Mary stayed on the ground and Kathy and I ventured to the top.   

It was amazing.   I had no idea what was at the top of a light house.   I figured it was a really bright flashlight.   It's a beautiful prism that is about 4' tall.   Massive and is visible for 26 miles.  That's a pretty strong flashlight.

One of the few, still working lighthouses in the US

View from the top.  See mom on the bench and Mary is taking a picture for the couple.

The prisms were amazing! 

Steep staircase, this is why Mom and Mary didn't attempt.  

Do you see us.  That's Kathy and I waving at the top