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Our group photo taken at Macquarie Lighthouse courtesy of Handsome Phil.
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Manager’s Reception before the Welcome Dinner. Top left: Betty & Stan, top right: Ron & Pat, middle: Clorinda & Wanda, bottom left: Guy & Cassandra, bottom right: Leann & Jack.
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Mary, Ken and Dianne sit back and enjoy the Brisbane River cruise while Team Sherwood only have eyes for each other!
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Our visit to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. Top left: Koala, top right: Kookaburra, bottom left: Tasmanian Devil, bottom right: Kangaroo
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It was a hot day but we enjoyed all the wildlife. Top left: Wombat, top right: Emu, middle: Dingo, bottom: Wallaby with her joey
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Handsome Phil, Glen, Don & Mary explore the wildlife sanctuary.
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Bulwer Island Lighthouse which operated from 1912-1983 now sits on the grounds of the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane.
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The Carpentaria Shoal Light Ship CLS2 built in 1918 and retired in 1985 is displayed in dry dock where it is being restored by Museum volunteers.
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Beautiful Cape Byron Lighthouse is located on the most easterly point on the Australian mainland in New South Wales (NSW). Besides keepers’ houses everyone was happy to find the infamous gift shop!
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Matt and Mary Lee pose with friends, Zeus, Pooky and Bosley.
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Tom and his trusty cameras ready to photograph the fantastic view from a windy Cape Bryon’s gallery.
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Ballina Head Lighthouse, one of five small towers along the northern NSW coast.
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A replica of the 1878 Clarence River Lighthouse built on the original foundations is now used as a community radio station
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The 1955 Clarence River Lighthouse took the place of the original lighthouse which was demolished.
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The Smoky Cape Lighthouse was one of the last lighthouses to be built in Australia
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Smoky Cape houses one of the few operational Chance Brothers first order lenses in Australia.
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Bill & Skip enjoy the climb and the view atop Smoky Cape Lighthouse.
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Tacking Point Lighthouse, another small tower along NSW’s northern coast.
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Jan and Marge enjoy a quick break at Tacking Point Lighthouse.
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Crowdy Head Lighthouse is the last of the small towers built along the northern NSW coast.
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The gang awaits their turn to climb Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse.
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The lovely Sugarloaf Point Lighthouse was used on our tour patch.
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Bill and Judy with Mark Sheriff, artist, well known caretaker of Australian lighthouses, and all around nice guy. His art can be seen on many of Australia’s lighthouses.
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Nobby’s Head Lighthouse was viewed from a park in Newcastle NSW.
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The Newcastle Harbour Main Bar Lights consist of three front lights and a rear light. All four are grey steel columns with orange panels.
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Norah Head Trustee Gary Dean shares a laugh with Clorinda, Wanda, Marge, Skip and Ken.
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Norah Head Lighthouse where our hosts treated us to tea and snacks and the local newspaper photographer and reporter came to interview us
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The group and four of our hosts (front row) in front of the beautiful Norah Head Lighthouse.
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Cape Bowling Green Lighthouse from Queensland is on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney
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The Carpentaria Light Vessel CLS4, built in 1918, is moored at the wharf behind the Museum.
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Glen, Mary Candace, Handsome Phil, and Tom claim good seats for the Sydney Harbour cruise.
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The Sydney Skyline, Opera House, Harbour Bridge which Jerry, Marjie, Cassandra and Ann climbed, and America’s Cup Yachts were some of the memorable sights in the harbour.
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Fort Denison Light also known as Pinchgut Light is located at Fort Denison, a former penal site and defensive facility.
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Robertson Point Light is mounted on a rock and connected to shore by a footbridge.
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Shark Island Light is similar to Robertson Point light except it has a larger base.
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Vaucluse Bay Leading Lights are also known at the Eastern Channel Leading Lights. The current towers built in 1910 are located in the gardens of residents. Left: Vaucluse Bay Range Front Light, Right: Vaucluse Bay Range Rear Light and Bottom: A distant view of both lights
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Eastern Channel Pile Light and its twin, Western Channel Pile, are called Sydney Harbour’s Wedding Cakes.
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Western Channel Pile Light has a red optic while Eastern Channel Pile has a green optic.
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Bradleys Head Light is connected to the shore by a walkway. Also seen is the thirty-ton H.M.A.S. Sydney Memorial Mast commemorating a World War I battle.
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Blues Point Light was erected in 1993 to guide vessels under the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Goat Island is part of the Sydney Harbour National Park where the Goat Island aid to navigation light is located.
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Macquarie Lighthouse is run by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The front view is on top and back view on bottom. This lighthouse houses a Chance Brothers fourth order lens
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Top left: Our young guide, Tess, talks to the group while they await their turns to climb the tower. Middle: The beautiful tile floor. Bottom left: The antique, brass doorknob to the lantern door. Bottom right: Our gracious hosts, Patrick Dodd, volunteer Rosemary, Tess and Lyndon O’Grady.
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We took a short walk to Hornby Light to see this uniquely painted lighthouse and incredible scenery.
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Some of the group took the Sydney Harbour Opera House Tour. The amazing structure was truly a kaleidoscope of texture, color and design.
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The Wollongong Harbour is located at the end of the breakwater on the southeast side of the harbour. The Wollongong Head Light is on Flagstaff Point surrounded by old gun emplacements.
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Kiama Harbour Lighthouse has the original 4th order Chance Brothers lens and is not far from a blowhole point. The assistant keeper’s house serves as the visitor’s center and gift shop.
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Skip, Dick, Retta and Mary patiently wait to climb the steps up to Point Perpendicular’s lantern room.
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Point Perpendicular was one of our “bonus lights” not on our original lists of lighthouse stops.
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Darlene, our statistician, provides us with numbers of miles and steps covered from our entire tour.
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Warden Head Lighthouse in NSW is a wrought iron tower in need of paint!
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We boarded two vessels for our trip to Montague Island.
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Bill and Peggy at Montague Island Light Station.
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The heat took its toll so Jerry, George and a few others were glad to find a place to rest.
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The view of Wickies on the Montague Island Lighthouse gallery.
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Connie’s wild ride to the dock!
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The Australian Fur Seal Colony on Montague Island.
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Stopping at the South Coast Cheese Factory in Tilba, Marge discovers “Bum Hummers” while Carolyn, Leann and Matt sample the cheese.
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Ben Boyd’s Tower was built as a lighthouse but was never lit. It served as a lookout tower for whale watching instead.
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Green Cape Lighthouse is the tallest and most southern tower in NSW. Its first-order Chance Brothers lens is still in the lantern.
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Cassandra and Jerry pose in front of the Point Hicks Light Station in Victoria.
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Ann, Jan and Anita climb the colorful stairway to see the Chance Brothers first-order lens in the Point Hicks Lighthouse.
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Our bush lunch—“We’re eating what?!” or “We just got here. What do you mean we have to go now?!”
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A quick stop at the beautiful St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Bairnsdale.
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Cape Schanck Lighthouse features a rotating Chance Brothers first-order lens and a stone stairway.
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Marge, Bill, Esther and Anita enjoy the view atop Cape Schanck Lighthouse.
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Waiting on the gift shop to open and for that rare Australian lighthouse stamp.
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The Eastern Lighthouse also known as the South Channel Range Rear Light was prefabricated in England by Chance Brothers.
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Shortland Bluff Rear Light or Black Light is on the grounds of the Fort Queenscliff Museum.
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The Shortland Bluff Front Lights as seen from the back include the Hume Tower (right), Queenscliff Low or White Light (middle) and the Murray Tower (left).
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George finds a good place to wait while others crowd in the gift shop and museum.
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Point Lonsdale Lighthouse consists of a concrete tower surrounded by a 2-story octagonal signal station and observation room.
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Jerry in Victoria’s only surviving fog signal building gets ready to demonstrate the blast.
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Split Point Lighthouse at Aireys Inlet in Victoria is also known as “The White Queen.”
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Cape Otway Lighthouse is one of Australia’s best known, best preserved and most visited lighthouses.
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Marguerite is all smiles as she gets a hug from our Cape Otway Lighthouse guide.
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Top: Don, Peggy, Esther, Marge, Bill, Glen and Leann make it to the top of the Spiral Tower of the Otway Fly Treetop Walk. Bottom left: Bill and Judy experience the cantilever walkway over 82 feet above the forest floor. Bottom right: As we made our way to the tower we could feel the walkway swaying gently in the tree canopy.
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Top: Hendrik, Judy and Clorinda are the first team to take the optional helicopter flight over the 12 Apostles. Bottom: Flying over London Bridge which collapsed in 1990 leaving two people stranded on the newly formed island.
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Top: Jerry, Marjie and Cassandra ready to go. Bottom: The marvelous 12 Apostles and the Great Ocean Road.
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Top: Judy, Guy and Wanda waiting for their flight instructions. Bottom: A bird’s eye view of the stunning coastline.
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Flagstaff Hill Front Leading Light is part of the maritime history complex in Warrnambool.
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Flagstaff Hill Rear Leading Light is also near the Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum.
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Griffiths Island Lighthouse is a pleasant quarter of a mile walk across the island.
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This lighthouse, originally built on Battery Point, was relocated to Whaler’s Buff in 1889.
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The beautiful Cape Nelson Lighthouse is part of a preserved light station state park.
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Candace and Mary are smiling because they are cooling off in the air-conditioned café.
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Skip’s coffee cup shows evidence of strong Australian java while Mary Lee, Anita and George agree that is why afternoon tea is more popular!
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Some of the group toured Cape Bridgewater’s blowhole and petrified forest.
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A delicious stop at the Loaf and Lounge in Camperdown, Victoria. Top left: Cassandra and her sweet indulgence. Top right: Ken, Connie and Chris making hard decisions. Bottom: Guy, Esther, Marge, Judy and Bill like these guilty pleasures!
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A day at Jirrahlinga Koala & Wildlife Sanctuary in Barwon Heads, Victoria. Top left: Dingo, top right: Black Swan, middle left: Wallaby & joey, middle right: Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, bottom left: Long Billed Corella, bottom right: Echidna.
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Top: Matt and Leann with joey (baby Kangaroo), bottom left: Marguerite holds a Ringtail Possum, bottom right: Guy’s turn to hold baby Kangaroo.
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Top left: Keeper James holds a Koala for Wanda to pet, top right: Bill with the joey Kangaroo who hasn’t been named yet, bottom left: Betty holds Tracey the Swamp Wallaby, bottom right: Marge and the Ringtail Possum get acquainted
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Top left: Anita’s joey is in good hands, top right: Candace holds little Tracey, bottom: Stan checks out the spiny Echidna, one of the rarest animals in the world.
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Judy, Esther and Lynda hold Tracey while Glen cradles the joey Kangaroo.
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Top left: The joey Kangaroo is comfortable in the arms of Mary Lee, top right: Cassandra tries to rein in the wiggly Ringtail Possum, bottom: Judy and Bill enjoy their joeys.
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Williamstown Timeball Tower, Victoria’s first light, was equipped with a timeball apparatus designed to help ships in the harbor adjust their chronometers at precisely 1:00 pm each day.
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Port Melbourne Rear Leading Light stands in a boulevard in an upscale waterfront development called Beacon Cove.
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Port Melbourne Front Leading Light is located on piles and guides ships through Hobson’s Bay into the Port Melbourne piers.
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Although St. Kilda False Lighthouse is used by small boats as a daymark, it is not an official aid to navigation. It is a floodlight at night and a St. Kilda landmark.
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Some of the many Australian signs we saw along the way.
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The Farewell Dinner—Top left: Deciding on which prize to choose, top right: An interesting dessert! middle left: An interesting dinner! middle right: Enjoying one last gathering, bottom: We were grateful for Leann and her band of trusty bag handlers.
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Our contest and game winners – Top: Cassandra, Leann, Stan, Betty and Ann, bottom front: Leann, Connie, Cassandra, Marjie, back: Matt, Guy, Carolyn.
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Our tour leaders, Teams Newblom and Sherwood and new Care Bear mascot with special memories of our medical lighthouse adventure!
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It’s the people who make the tours a delight. Thanks for another great time!
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