By Sue Clark on Feb 14, 2008 in News | 2 Comments 
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Another Vandalism At a Lighthouse
And from another part of the world comes news of a break in with vandalism to an iconic lighthouse. This one comes from South Africa. The Donkin Reserve Lighthouse, Port Elizabeth, had two of its windows smashed and burglar bars bent as thieves broke in and stole a computer. Apparently they had enough time to break one window, bend the bars, and discovered they couldn’t easily get in due to boxes piled up inside. So they then went to a second window where they succeeded in their illegal entry.
By Sue Clark on Feb 13, 2008 in Restoration | Comments Off Print This Post
Delimara Just Needs Bathrooms
The Delimara Lighthouse in Malta is nearing completion of the renovations started in 2006. All that’s left to do are the bathrooms. Oh, and the lantern mechanism. But it’s been an amazing accomplishment so far. The Malta Maritime Authority and Din L-Art Helwa (National Trust of Malta) have repaired the damage to the walls, the timber apertures, the roof and the lantern tower, including fresh paint. The photo below was taken before the work began. You can see how badly it looked.
By Sue Clark on Feb 11, 2008 in Featured | Comments Off Print This Post
Lighthouse Inns Around the World
What can be more romantic than a lighthouse on Valentine’s Day? The wild weather of mid-February, with waves crashing on the deserted beach, accomodations ranging from rustic to luxurious, and in most cases, cheaper off season rates. No matter where in the world you live, there is a lighthouse available for you and your honey to escape for a day or two or three. And although it may be too late for this year, you can plan for Valentine’s Day 2009.
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Popham Beach Bed and Breakfast
By Sue Clark on Feb 9, 2008 in News | Comments Off Print This Post
Other Businesses Hit in Crime Spree
Five Port Macquarie youths have been arrested in connection with the vandalism and grafitti spray painting of Tacking Point Lighthouse. The boys, aged 16 and 17, will be dealt with under the Young Offenders Act. Besides the lighthouse, five cars were vandalized, along with a caravan, a bottle shop and the Emerald Downs Estate office. According to a story in the Port Macquarie News, the youths admitted to the vandalism on January 28 and 29.
By Sue Clark on Feb 7, 2008 in News, Other | Comments Off Print This Post
An Odd Combination
What do the Lighthouse of Alexandria and a Muslim Mosque have in common? Nothing, except that’s what the mayor of Cebu, Phillipines, Tomas Osmena, wants as a design for a new lighthouse. His current plans call for a new lighthouse to be built in the center of the South Road Properties. I say current because a couple years ago, he had plans to build a new lighthouse in honor of a murdered official. But apparently it didn’t pan out.
By Sue Clark on Feb 6, 2008 in Featured, Threatened | Comments Off Print This Post
Another Lighthouse Threatened
From the pages of The Daily in Australia comes a little story about the Bribie Island Lighthouse (front range), Queensland, being another threatened by erosion. Unusually violent storms, winds, flooding are taking their toll on this and other lighthouses from Canada to the US; to Europe to Australia. According to the story, massive sand losses due to the tides and weather have pushed the ocean’s edge up to the base of the lighthouse. Fears are that Pumicestone Passage will be sealed off with a sandbar. The Australian Environmental Protection Agency claims that because this is a “natural occurrence” it will not step in to help. What?
And from another part of the world comes news of a break in with vandalism to an iconic lighthouse. This one comes from South Africa. The Donkin Reserve Lighthouse, Port Elizabeth, had two of its windows smashed and burglar bars bent as thieves broke in and stole a computer. Apparently they had enough time to break one window, bend the bars, and discovered they couldn’t easily get in due to boxes piled up inside. So they then went to a second window where they succeeded in their illegal entry.
