Friday, December 24, 2010

Christmas in the Bahamas


It’s a bit strange to have a Christmas without any snow but on the other hand, it sure did make me smile when I poked my head outside tonight and saw the “Christmas tree” light house in Hope Town.


For those that would like to know, the Hope Town lighthouse is one of only three kerosene-powered lighthouses in the world, and all three are in the Bahamas. The large, first order Fresnel lens is floating in a bath of mercury and the flame generates a light visible more than 17 miles. Pretty good for "old" technology

2 comments:

  1. Merry Christmas! Started snowing about daylight, got 3 inches !! Can't remember a white Christmas in a very long time, 45 years.

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  2. Merry Christmas! I think we had dinner for 300 today at the Marina... waiting for the official stats. Good time had by all, with LOTS of good food. Hope that yours was warm, too.

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