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Northern Lighthouse Board Journal Winter 2017  
The U.S. Lighthouse Society tour was mentioned in the Northern Lighthouse Board's Winter 2017 Journal and includes a couple of nice group photos!

Group photo at the Souter Lighthouse
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Everyone wanted to take one of these Fresnel lens table from the NLB office.
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The first lighthouse of the tour was Elie Ness.
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Our first tour stop was at the Northern Lighthouse Board where we were greeted by Commissioner Mike Bullock.
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The pretty little town of Anstruther was the launching point for the boat to the Isle of May
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Glen, Mary & Trinity awaiting our trip to the Isle of May.
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Our ride to the Isle of May - Great weather!
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Elinor, Jeremy and Mary relax on the way to the Isle of May.
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Jan, Leann, Melissa, Skip & Mary Lee waiting for the boat to get going.
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Isle of May High and Low Lighthouses and the what remains of the oldest lighthouse in Scotland. (1636)
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Yvette makes the long up hill climb to the Isle of May High Lighthouse
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Isle of May was the first of many "puffin" stops.
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Jeremy poses in front of the Robert Stevenson designed Isle of May Lighthouse
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Darlene, Ken, Dianne & Glen climbing to the top of Isle of May.
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While not a lighthouse, the NLB used this building as a depot and to test lenses in the lantern room.
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The Newhaven Pier Light was the best of several lights we viewed along the Firth of Forth shoreline in Edinburgh.
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Our guide David doing what he did best - Explain British history!
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Waiting for our appointed time to board the Royal Yacht.
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The Royal Yacht Britannia.
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Karl & Claire aboard the Royal Yacht.
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Carol & Yvette tour the Royal yacht while Ron orderd a pizza.
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How the other half dines!
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Sir Bill the bartender.
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Bosley found a whole bunch of new friends on the yacht.
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Our second day began with a boat tour of the Firth of Forth.
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Inchkeith lighthouse. The island by some accounts has been inhabited fro over 1,800 years.
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A Firth of Forth seal condo.
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Roy and Ian from ALK were our personable and excellent guides for most of Scotland.
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Oxcars lighthouse. 1886 (Thomas and David A. Stevenson).
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Some of the fortifications along the Firth of Forth.
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The three Firth of Forth Bridge. The new bridge opened about a month after our visit.
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Our ride from the Scottish Seabird Center to Fidra & Bass Rock Lighthouses
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We did get rained on during our trip to Bass Rock, but Bob was prepared!
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Fidra Lighthouse.
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Bass Rock Lighthouse.
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Never saw so many birds. Like an old Hitchcock movie. 20,000 gannets!
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Marcia & Jan pose at Barnes Ness Lighthouse
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Leann, Yvette, Trinity, Darlene & Jeff at Barnes Ness.
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Nancy & AJ enjoying the great weather at Barnes Ness.
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Thanks to the NLB we were able to get inside the St. Abbs Head Lighthouse even though it was being renovated.
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Elinor & Ian at St. Abbs Head.
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Alnwick (pronounced ann-ick) Castle was used in several Harry Potter movies.
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Bill took some time to miss several putts at the Bamburgh Castle Golf Club.
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The legend of Grace Darling was relived at her grave and museum.
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Is was a rainy day when we visited the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
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Tour mascots picked up a puffin along the way.
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Baby seal along the path to Longstone Lighthouse.
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The iconic Longstone Lightouse - home to Grace Darling.
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Interesting Fresnel lens at Longstone Lighthouse.
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Marching up the hill on Inner Farne Island preparing to battle the birds!
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Inner Farne Island Lighthouse.
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End of a great day to the Farne Islands. Switching days for this trip really paid off.
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Our ride to view Coquet Island Lighthouse.
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Coquet Island.
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Captain Peggy at the helm.
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Lightship Tyne III - We were able to get inside when a member of their club was working nearby.
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An great sign at the lightship marina.
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Blyth East Pier Light.
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Blyth High Lighthouse.
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Tyne N Pier light helps guide ships into the Tyne River.
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Tyne South Pier Light.
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Mary & Phil at the Herd Groyne Light.
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From this vantage point you can see the Fish Quay High, Low and Old lighthouses
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Elinor, Jan and Peggy pose on the Tyne south pier.
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The long (about 1 mile) walk to the Tyne South Pier Light.
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Lots of fish & chips on this tour - some added mushy peas.
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An unusual place for a lighthouse - on top of a swing bridge in Newcastle.
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The Millennium Bridge was our access to restaurants and shops across the Tyne.
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Phil, Ken, Mary Lee and Ron pose in front of St Mary's Lighthouse.
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Partial group shot at St. Mary's Lighthouse.
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Trinity and Grandpa atop St. Mary's Lighthouse.
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On our free day some took the side trip to the Housesteads Roman Fort at Hadrian's Wall
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David said - Hadrian's wall isn't like the Great Wall of China - He was right!
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One of the best experiences of the tour was the Souter Lighthouse.
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Here is another group shot from Souter.
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Skip addressed the assembled multitudes - his people!
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Ken & Dianne inside a lens at Souter.
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Souter's stacked clamshell lenses.
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Pirate wenches Betty & Trinity - Arrgghhh!
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Norma & Ruth pose in the lens at Souter.
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Ron - through the lens glass.
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Old Rocker Pier Light - Orange marker was not for boats, it was for sky divers!
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A view of Rocker Pier lighthouse through the "eye."
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Tom & Darlene never give up taking pictures.
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AJ takes a selfie with her new friend.
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We learned that Andy Capp, the working-class figure who never actually worked, lived in Hartlepool.
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A common sight was Peggy looking for heart shaped rocks - here Shelley lends a hand.
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HMS Trincomalee at Hartlepool Maritime Experience.
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A good shot of all four Whitby Pier Lights.
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Our ride to see the Whitby High Lighthouse.
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Good view of the Whitby High Lighthouse from the water.
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David got into the spirit of things taking pictures of all the lighthouses.
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One of the more impressive pier lights, this one at Scarborough (Are you going to Scarborough Fair?)
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Flambrough Head Lighthouse.
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Mary, Phil along with Ron and the Withernsea lighthouse cat.
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We have made our way to lighthouses using many different means - this was our first unimog!
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Getting to the Spurn Point Lighthouse was a definite highlight of the tour.
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A small snack the folks at Spurn Point prepared for just half of our group.
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Skip at the top of Spurn Point.
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The city grew up around the Withernsea Lighthouse.
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One of the last lighthouses on the tour was the Paull Lighthouse.
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Glen, Trinity & Jeff in the duck blind.
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Elinor, Leann, David, Bob & Joan on the Spurn Lightship
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We took an interesting tour of the Anne Hathaway Cottage.
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Shelley, Steve, Peggy & Bill at Anne Hathaway Cottage.
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These two were responsible for a smooth trip - Bob & David.
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Performance in the garden at Shakespeare's birthplace.
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Jeff & Melissa pose on the Avon.
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David providing background information at Oxford.
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This was a common sight on moving days.
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Here is another common sight on the trip - lines for the loo!
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Oxford's Bodleian Library.
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Church of St Mary the Virgin at Oxford.
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Our last major stop was at historic Windsor Castle.
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Windsor Castle Guards.
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Ice Cream + Diet Coke = Dianne
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Jeff, Ron, Leann, Harry & Ron - The Bag People (The coach driver's best friends)
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Jeremy Hawes, Head of Operation Europe, and his wife helped Skip & Mary Lee end the tour with a lunch on the Thames.
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