Comments on: On the (Lighthouse) Trail http://beaconstreetbooks.com/2010/07/on-the-lighthouse-trail/ Author Showcase & Blog Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:11:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Pam http://beaconstreetbooks.com/2010/07/on-the-lighthouse-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 Pam Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:07:19 +0000 http://beaconstreetbooks.com/?p=1049#comment-1869 Then you and I shall go together! I'm not all that sure my significant other is too keen to get into one of those copters. I'm dying to do. I've been in touch with the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society about the book. They are nice people (of course!). I have heard of St. George (Point?) in Florida. It comes up in searches for SGRL. It's so sad when they fall into disrepair and no one cares. At least it was put back together. I had to take a little creative license with my book. In reality, no one would land a boat there. Far too dangerous. It's interesting to note, SGRLPS is under very strict scrutiny by government environmental impact watchers--landing a helicopter there is considered harassment of the many seals and sea lions that have taken over the rock. I read the details of their access grant. Very tough. Then you and I shall go together! I’m not all that sure my significant other is too keen to get into one of those copters. I’m dying to do. I’ve been in touch with the St. George Reef Lighthouse Preservation Society about the book. They are nice people (of course!).

I have heard of St. George (Point?) in Florida. It comes up in searches for SGRL. It’s so sad when they fall into disrepair and no one cares. At least it was put back together.

I had to take a little creative license with my book. In reality, no one would land a boat there. Far too dangerous. It’s interesting to note, SGRLPS is under very strict scrutiny by government environmental impact watchers–landing a helicopter there is considered harassment of the many seals and sea lions that have taken over the rock. I read the details of their access grant. Very tough.

]]> By: Sandy http://beaconstreetbooks.com/2010/07/on-the-lighthouse-trail/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 Sandy Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:51:47 +0000 http://beaconstreetbooks.com/?p=1049#comment-1868 I have little mini-meltdowns when the lighthouses are roped off. I will never forget the time, years ago, when we were in the panhandle, we hired a guy to take us shelling on an uninhabited island (no access except for boat) and there we saw another St. George Lighthouse - locked up and abandoned. It ended up falling down a couple years later in Hurricane Dennis and has been reassembled on the main island and available for walk-ups. Don't know why I went on that little detour. Anyway, I was going to ask if you were tempted to pay the $200pp and fly over to the St. George Reef Lighthouse. After reading your book, I did some looking around, and now that is what I want to do. I have little mini-meltdowns when the lighthouses are roped off. I will never forget the time, years ago, when we were in the panhandle, we hired a guy to take us shelling on an uninhabited island (no access except for boat) and there we saw another St. George Lighthouse – locked up and abandoned. It ended up falling down a couple years later in Hurricane Dennis and has been reassembled on the main island and available for walk-ups.

Don’t know why I went on that little detour. Anyway, I was going to ask if you were tempted to pay the $200pp and fly over to the St. George Reef Lighthouse. After reading your book, I did some looking around, and now that is what I want to do.

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