A gray day, but a full trip set out for one of the oldest operating lighthouses in North America. In celebration of Sou'wester Days mid-August, local tour operators were ferrying visitors to and from the island, from the Government wharf in Sambro.
Foggy weather didn't dampen our spirits, as we neared the small rocky island even the slight swell was tolerable.
Coming into the small cove, we see the red and white wooden-clad concrete light behind a decrepit small house which turned out to be the gas house.
Recent hurricanes, such as Juan and Noel have taken their toll.
Her light shines bright as the nearby horn sounds regularly along this rocky approach to the world's second deepest natural harbour at Halifax.
A gray day, but a full trip set out for one of the oldest operating lighthouses in North America. In celebration of Sou'wester Days mid-August, local tour operators were ferrying visitors to and from the island, from the Government wharf in Sambro.
Foggy weather didn't dampen our spirits, as we neared the small rocky island even the slight swell was tolerable.
Coming into the small cove, we see the red and white wooden-clad concrete light behind a decrepit small house which turned out to be the gas house.
Recent hurricanes, such as Juan and Noel have taken their toll. 
Her light shines bright as the nearby horn sounds regularly along this rocky approach to the world's second deepest natural harbour at Halifax.
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