The Harbour Lights Were Shining

Walked from home to Brixham today, and finished at the lighthouse at the end of the breakwater watching the returning trawlers. Last night we went to the cinema to see the Life of Pi. Wonderful film but sleep was broken by dreams of storms and shipwrecks and Bengali tigers, so the lighthouse was a reassuring sight.

Brixham's Victoria breakwater stretches half a mile out into Torbay, protecting the large fishing harbour and is marked by a 9 metre high cast iron lighthouse at its extremity. The tower is painted white and has a lantern gallery and is accessed via a small door on its side. Shown from the small domed lantern-room is a red occulting light which goes out once every 15 seconds, for a duration of 3 seconds.
Next to the main red light is a quick flashing orange light, which distinguishes the red light from the lights in the town. The red light it is visible for 18 nautical miles.

Tomorrow I need to put all last weeks blips on.