Our Work? day Duties

Our workday starts with a 2 mile drive to the beach below the lighthouse.  We park at the beach in the cove below and pick up trash in the parking lot and picnic area and then start the 1/2 mile walk up to the Lighthouse.

The climb is through a beautiful coastal forest.

The trail winds up to the front of the original Assistant Keepers' duplex.

The House was built in 1892 and is now a B&B managed by a Forest Service concession contract.  Isn't it a beaut?

The view from the Keeper's House shows the Lighthouse up a little higher.

After a short climb we arrive to open up the oil houses next to the Lighthouse.  One is a work room for us and the other a small museum with a video of the restoration that is still in progress.  Our jobs have included helping with the landscaping.  Terry spent a day hauling topsoil and gravel to fill spots on the road and around the Light.  We now help each day watering the grass seeds that have been planted.  I love chatting with folks in the Oil House about the historical photos and items that fill the museum.  We have had delightful fellow hosts who have worked there 4 years and share all their knowledge with us.

This week we had 2 additional hosts from National Fish and Wildlife who set up spotting scopes for the breeding Comorants and Murres on the rocks below.  We also have spotted whales several days.  On one day we saw 9 whales as they headed north around the rocks below.  The weather has been sunny and bright all but one day of the 8 we have worked.  We have enjoyed many pleasant chats with visitors and look forward to our workdays each week.