Point Vicente Lighthouse

We finally made a visit to the Point Vicente Lighthouse, which is not too far from our apartment.  It is open to the public every 2nd Saturday of the month.

Can't believe this was actually built back in 1926.  And based on what I am reading on the internet, the light source was dimmed during WWII to avoid aiding the enemy.

The lighthouse was manned until 1971 and now is maintained by the US Coast Guard.  There is a museum and 3 houses on site which are Coast Guard residences.
Graham and Charlie were very busy with the Morse code machine in the museum:

Lots of other miniature of actual lighthouses on display:

An old light of the lighthouse:

On this particular day, we also saw some dolphins out in the distance by the lighthouse. A fun day out!  Speaking of fun, just read this as well - that the lighthouse was the finish line for the 25th season of The Amazing Race.  Too bad we don't watch that show a lot!