Hey look at this TB holidaying in South Australia for summer in the land down under.
Took it to the beach of course.
Troubridge Lighthouse is this states second oldest lighthouse built in 1856 now abandoned and 4 kilometres out to sea. The ever changing sand island it is built on is now a conservation park and you can book the island and stay in the old Lightkeepers cottage.
This is some information on the Island.
‘Toubridge Shoal lies about six kilometres east southeast from Edithburgh at the “heel” of Yorke Peninsula. The Shoal and Peninsula were surveyed and named in 1802 by Matthew Flinders, who likened the Peninsula to an “ill-shaped leg and boot”.
The Shoal is dangerously located along the major shipping route to Port Adelaide, which passes through Investigator Strait, and in March 1838, claimed its first ship, the “Dart”. Many more shipwrecks occurred on the Shoal, so a survey, under the command of Captain Lipsons, was carried out in 1851. It recommended that a “lighthouse …” be erected. The considerable sum of 9000 pounds was allocated in 1852 to build a lighthouse, two lighthouse keepers’ cottages and requisite water tanks.
Standing 25 meters (84 feet), the red and white tower, which was constructed of prefabricated cast iron segments, was permanently lit in January 1856.
The birds of Troubridge Island form one of its most striking and appealing features. Crested and Caspian Terns, Fairy Penguins, and Pied Cormorants are known to breed here regularly, the first three species in large numbers. The list of regular breeders seems endless, revealing the value of the Shoal to birds as well as humans. We can only hope that the winter tides show some mercy on the Shoal in coming years…’
This was my log for the cache after our stay on the island which was one day longer than expected because 70 kilometre winds came up on the afternoon we were supposed to leave which prevented a boat being able to take us off the island.
It is going to be hard to follow up on those two logs for my weekend stay with these teams.
What they both said and more.
It was fun, fun, fun.
I loved called work and telling them I was stranded on a deserted island.
That has to be the best excuse I have ever had to tell work.
There wasn't much to see with the snorkelling but the water was beautiful, cold, and clear.
Went out on the first morning before 7am and got in about an hour before the others got up.
They all thought I was crazy I didn't think it was that cold.
As Andrew said we found a cobweb covered cache on the first day and made our marks.
This was a geocaching moment.
One that reminds you just where this activity can take you.
Thank you to the Burton's and Theshattells for sharing this wonderful memory with us.
This entry was edited by SA_ParrotHead on Saturday, 10 October 2015 at 07:54:10 UTC.