Two Lighthouses on the East Coast of South Africa
Lighthouses are quite an attraction for many people...myself included.
A little background about the lighthouses in South Africa...
I found the following information on an information board at the Lighthouse, Bluff - Cooperhouse, in Durban.
Lighthouses and Navigation.
Most lighthouses have been founded on the skeletons of ships and sailors lost to the cruelty of a darkened coast. Since 1500 AD, more than 2000 vessels have been wrecked along the coast of South Africa, and yet it took years of negotiation to raise awareness and funding before each beacon of light was built. Lighthouses were often located in remote, inhospitable places making them difficult to install and maintain as well as lonely for lighthouse keepers and their families. Today, all 45 lighthouses are fully automated, and only 12 are still manned by lighthouse keepers. Many are now used as novel tourist accommodation. Each lighthouse has a characteristic flashing code and color design.
Lighthouse, Bluff - Cooper Lighthouse.
As mentioned above, I got the information about "Lighthouses and Navigation" on an information board at the lighthouse in Bluff.
I am still doing some research about the "Bluff Lighthouse". It seems to me that there are two lighthouses...one is known as the Bluff Lighthouse, and one is the "Lighthouse, Bluff - Cooper Lighthouse", which is the one I found and of which I will share some photos today.



