{"id":3364,"date":"2017-10-17T10:36:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T08:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2019-02-27T14:41:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T12:41:59","slug":"you-are-my-lighthouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/you-are-my-lighthouse\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;YOU ARE MY LIGHTHOUSE&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This iconic lighthouse which sits upon a rocky feature in Mossel Bay was first lit on 15th of March, 1864, about 100 years before I was even a twinkle in my parents\u2019 eyes \u2013 by no means a modern observation post!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3365\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-1-124x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-1-124x300.jpg 124w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-1-423x1024.jpg 423w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-1-79x190.jpg 79w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-1-33x80.jpg 33w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-1.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 344px) 100vw, 344px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So, why named Cape St Blaize?\u00a0\u00a0 It is so-named because Bartolomeu Dias, the Portuguese explorer, and his crew first landed in Mossel Bay on St. Blaizes Day (3 February) in 1488.\u00a0 Originally the lamp was visible as a single red light for 15 nautical miles but after several upgrades and electrification on the 6<sup>th<\/sup> of April 1931, today it can be seen at 22 nautical miles.\u00a0 Then in 1914 the lighthouse received its first foghorn and\u00a0 later a radio beacon with the call sign ZRF was added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3371\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weerhaan-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weerhaan-300x238.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weerhaan-190x151.jpg 190w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weerhaan-60x48.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weerhaan-400x317.jpg 400w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Weerhaan.jpg 535w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This manned lighthouse with a tower height of 14.9 metres is open to the public and is situated at E22 09 25 S34 11 10 or just follow your instinct if you do not have a GPS to the Point in town.<\/p>\n<p>When out at sea it can be recognized as a group flashing of two every 15 seconds.\u00a0 The lighthouse was commissioned as a result of the number of vessels using the bay as safe anchorage and also to replenish supplies.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3366\" src=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-300x249.jpg 300w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-600x497.jpg 600w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-768x636.jpg 768w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-1024x848.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-190x157.jpg 190w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-60x50.jpg 60w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis-400x331.jpg 400w, http:\/\/travelbucket.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Lighuis.jpg 1713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Visit <\/em>our own piece of Greece with white washed buildings steeped in history, breath-taking views over the ocean and blue, blue skies right here in the Garden Route.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I think an appropriate way to end this post is with\u00a0 the lyrics from a song by a local singer, Elvis Blue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<strong><u>LIGHTHOUSE &#8212; Elvis Blue<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>\u201cKnow where I am and where I&#8217;m going.<br \/>\nLost at sea, I see you shine for me<br \/>\nYou are my lighthouse,<br \/>\nYou are my lighthouse\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Listen to Elvis Blue performing &#8220;Lighthouse&#8221; &#8212; click, click, click &#8211; you know what to do!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/APvvL-u06lw?start=21&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<!\u2013\u2013wordoftravel Topics [\"style.relaxing\",\"style.sights\"] -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This iconic lighthouse which sits upon a rocky feature in Mossel Bay was first lit on 15th of March, 1864, about 100 years before I was even a twinkle in my parents\u2019 eyes \u2013 by no means a modern observation post! So, why named Cape St Blaize?\u00a0\u00a0 It is so-named because Bartolomeu Dias, the Portuguese explorer, and his crew first landed in Mossel Bay on St. Blaizes Day (3 February) in 1488.\u00a0 Originally the lamp was visible as a single red light for 15 nautical miles but after several upgrades and electrification on the 6th of April 1931, today it can be seen at 22 nautical miles.\u00a0 Then in 1914 the lighthouse received its first foghorn and\u00a0 later a radio beacon with the call sign ZRF was added. 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