点评:This is the extra lighthouse. The Cape Disappointment Lighthouse was built further south. But in a locale that its light could not be seen by ships sailing from the north. A big problem since this area is prone to shipwrecks, like a lot. So they decided to build another lighthouse. And this is it. To get to the lighthouse we pass by the Keepers and Assistant Keepers houses (and the always present gift shop). All the buildings are in wonderful shape with crisp paint and manicured lawns. From the houses is a path down to the lighthouse itself. It’s a narrow affair with banks on either side (now why did they place the houses so far from the lighthouse where it was a trek to take all the supplies (especially kerosene) from the staging area to the lighthouse?!
There at the lighthouse we were met by a very pleasant and genial volunteer. We were able to get on a ‘tour’ of the lighthouse (just the two of us). We climbed the 70 or so steps to the top and were met by another volunteer. He sure liked to talk, telling us about all the facets of Disappointment Point, but a bit less about the lighthouse. He was fun and interesting to listen to.
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit.
翻译:这是额外的灯塔。失望角灯塔建在更南边。但在一个地方,从北方航行的船只看不到它的灯光。这是一个大问题,因为这个地区很容易发生沉船事故。所以他们决定再建一座灯塔。就是这样。要去灯塔,我们要经过看守人和助理看守人的房屋(以及始终存在的礼品店)。所有的建筑都保存完好,油漆崭新,草坪修剪整齐。从房子有一条小路通向灯塔本身。它是一个狭窄的地方,两边都有堤坝(现在他们为什么要把房子建得离灯塔那么远,以至于要长途跋涉才能把所有的补给品(尤其是煤油)从集结区运送到灯塔?!
在灯塔,我们遇到了一位非常愉快和亲切的志愿者。我们得以“参观”灯塔(只有我们两个人)。我们爬上了 70 级左右的台阶到达顶部,遇到了另一位志愿者。他确实喜欢说话,向我们讲述了失望角的方方面面,但对灯塔的了解较少。听他说话很有趣。
我们非常享受这次访问。