Best Lighthouses and Scariest Sites
My husband and I decided to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary by taking a couple weeks to go lighthouse hunting. He is an avid lighthouse collector. I love anything nautical — from the salty air, sandy beaches, and turquoise water to dolphins, seahorses and mermaids.
Opposites attract definitely applies to my marriage. We are night and day in our interests 99 percent of the time, but when it comes to bodies of water we are both on board. Even there, we have our differences. He likes to jet ski, water ski, and go fast in boats. I prefer to cruise around at a snail’s pace and take in all the scenery. I like to take nature photos with my iPhone and still frames with my mind’s eye when I’m not quick enough to catch the shot with my camera.
I prepared for our lighthouse hunting trip by looking up a Florida lighthouse map and checking out several lighthouse websites. I’m glad I did because access to many lighthouses is only available certain days and times, like Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse that takes visitors to the lighthouse by boat once a month.
I also trained on the stair climber at Planet Fitness so I could more easily climb the lighthouse steps. For the record, it’s not the same! I learned that lighthouse…
