Point Saint George

I don't want to start posting too many "nature" photos, but this is the most exciting thing I did on Saturday.
I found this hiking trail that went to the ocean, it was north of town, and it was pretty cool because the waves were larger, and there was no one else around. It's a strange feeling standing next to the ocean without another soul in sight. I swear I could even see the Point St. George Lighthouse in the distance. That lighthouse is eight miles off the coast, and is a bit of a mystery to me—sort of haunting. It was built on a reef that proved pretty treacherous. It caused one of the deadliest shipwrecks to date in 1865 when the Brother Jonathan crashed there. When the lighthouse was built, many men died. It was one of the least sought after assignments for lighthouse keepers. Five keepers died out there, and others suffered mentally. One could see why, since when really fierce storms came through, sometimes waves would reach the 70-foot tall caisson, sending water over top of the lighthouse. (I don't know about you, but that would scare me to death) The lighthouse ceased to operate in 1975, and apparently, nobody has been to that lighthouse in quite a while because of the marine life living out there now.
Well, everyone, that was the Northern California history mini-lesson for the week. Next time, I hope to have something more interesting to write...and I should, because this week is the Tall-Masted Ships Celebration.
Tuesday afternoon two replicas of old ships will be sailing into Crescent City Harbor and staying until Sunday. One of the ships, the Lady Washington, is a movie star. She was featured in "Pirates of the Caribbean" as the Interceptor, and she was also in the movie "Star Trek: Generations" in a holodeck program. The captain of the ship was an adviser for "Pirates" and a double for Orlando Bloom. I'm pretty excited to experience the whole thing!
—Laura