Tuesday 21 February 2012

Wordless Wednesday: Australia's Most Easterly Point

According to Wikipedia, Cape Byron Lighthouse was built in 1901, and it is the last of the great 19th-century Victorian era lighthouses managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). It is constructed from concrete blocks and stands on the most easterly point of the Australian mainland.....If you really look hard you can just see the USA (no, not really.....but that didn't stop the girls from trying!!)










For Wordless Wednesday, I'm sharing with My Little Drummer Boys, Sakura Haruka and Tina's pic story





My Little Drummer Boys







39 comments:

  1. I love lighthouses! Great photos :)

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  2. wonderful pics. how cool to see the world on the other end :)

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    1. Thank you Tina! it almost felt like we could see the other side of the world up there!

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  3. great photos - lighthouses are so beautiful!

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    1. Thanks Lyndaal! There is something special about light houses I think!

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  4. That looks like a fun time. I like visiting sites like that. I'm sure the girls learned a lot too. Happy Wordless Wednesday.

    http://davekellerblog.com/2012/02/wordless-wednesday-early-spring/

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    1. Thanks so much Dave! We had a tour guide that had an encyclopedic knowledge of light houses!!

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  5. Such a lighthouse theme going on this week. I'm not complaining, I love them!

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  6. I love light houses. My husband proposed at Barenjoey lighthouse.

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    1. How wonderful!! Barenjoey lighthouse must be very special to you!

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  7. Awesome photos!
    I can only imagine how beautiful the view would have been.

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  8. There's something magical about lighthouses.
    Beautiful shots.
    :-) x

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    1. Thank you! they are really beautiful and romantic aren't they!!

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  9. What great pictures... I love light houses and I've never seen the inside of one before

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    1. Thanks Brenda! The inside was very interesting! We learnt how the light house was wrongly blamed for setting fire to local trees!!!

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  10. My husband proposed at that Lighthouse <3

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    1. At the same one??? amazing....and beautiful :) thanks for your comment!!

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    2. Yep, Byron Bay. We loved it so much that after we married, we packed up the family and moved from Sydney to Coastal Northern NSW, just up the road!

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    3. Lovely! I'm from Northern NSW originally, but now live in Canberra....I just love the chance to go back though, and show the kids...it's just so beautiful

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  11. Great shots, I have been up there a million times and never been inside, but now I have...thanks!

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    1. Thanks Karla! The girls actually really loved the opportunity to climb up to the top!

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  12. Oh beaches, how I long for thee... :)

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    1. Thanks for your comment! we live inland...so going to the beach is quite special for us too!

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  13. Beautiful pics, such a gorgeous part of Australia.

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    1. Thank you! The North coast has a special place in my heart!

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  14. What a magnificent lighthouse. Great photos

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  15. Great shots. I love light houses, but I've not seen inside one before, so thanks for sharing!

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    1. Thanks Becky! That was the first time I've been inside as well!

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  16. Love these photos - I just showed the kids and they are really excited as we are staying in bryon for a week over Easter. xx

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    1. Oh Wow!! How exciting!!! Byron is such a beautiful place!!!

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  17. I remember taking my kids there when they were small. Thanks for sharing these lovely pics!

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  18. Thanks Lisa! My parents took me there when I was small too!!

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  19. Lighthouses are such pretty buildings. This one looks awesome against the cloudy blue sky! xx

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  20. Great shots! That is a very beautiful lighthouse with amazing scenery.

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  21. Great photos. I haven't been there before but it is on my to visit list.

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