At the entrance to Boston Harbor is Boston Light. It's the oldest lighthouse location in North America. It would also be the oldest lighthouse if the British hadn't blown it up on their way back to England in 1776!
I've flown over Boston Light many times and I've cruised by it on boats, but I've never been on the island to check it out up close.
Today, Polly and I took the Hurricane, a Coast Guard boat, over to Little Brewster Island for a guided tour. I had gotten the tour at an auction for the Boston Harbor Society.
What a great day for a boat ride! Winds were light, the sky was blue, and the temperature out on the sea was about 70. We got to explore the island for about half an hour, checking out some tide pools, the boathouse, the cistern, the generator. Then we climbed to the top of the lighthouse to the signal room- what a view! It's amazing how great of shape the lighthouse is in. A lot of people must work a lot of hours keeping everything so clean and in working order.
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