Lighthouses, FDR, Canada and more tides

Dean and I took off this morning looking for lighthouses. As the day went by, I was beginning to think that we weren't going to find any. Then finally as we were going to Lubec, ME., we found a lighthouse, actually two, but one was a harbor light, not really a true lighthouse.

This picture is the Lubec Channel Light that was constructed in 1889 and has stayed lit since then.


The next one we found is the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse. As you can tell by the pictures, we could walk right up to it.



Here we are.... And one without us.....



and one more from a different direction...



This is also the most Eastern spot in the USA....



This lighthouse is in Canada just off Campobello Island. We couldn't get a very good picture of it..


Then there is the East Quoddy Head Lighthouse that we saw on Monday during the ? whale watch. Only this time we were on dry land looking from a different direction.



In this picture you can see the steps that lead out to the lighthouse - only thing is, you can only access them at low tide - today the tide was coming up....



While on Campobello Island we made a stop at Roosevelt Campobello International Park. This was the summer home of FDR and was really beautiful. Here are some pictures of the house, some flowers, the kitchen and the laundry room - sure makes you appreciate what you have now!









The view from their back porch....



Now more pictures of the tidal change. We took the first picture around noon in Lubec, ME. The second picture was taken around 4 p.m. Looking at both, you can really see the tide difference. The high tide was around 5 p.m. so there was still more water to come.





I'll close with pictures of a old church that we passed on our way back home. There are so many old buildings in this part of the country. We've seen them dating back to the 1700's and still in use - amazing!





I'm not sure when I'll be back as we will be spending the next eight or nine days driving to Ohio. We don't plan on doing any sightseeing until we arrive at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton. Until the next time - be safe.....