Haceta Head Lighthouse--29th anniversary

Several years ago, James gave me a portrait of Haceta Head Lighthouse. At the time we didn't know which one it was, but I was fascinated with Lighthouses, and had seen this huge picture while walking among the shops along the Willamette River. James surprised me with it on my birthday--probably 12+ years ago. When Don and Kathleen Lind came to visit, they saw the picture and told us it was Haceta Head Lighthouse--they then informed us that there was a bed and breakfast there and they had stayed there at one time. We were hooked on the idea of going there, but it didn't work out until we were able to spend three nights here for our anniversary. Here is a picture of us near Sea Lion Caves with the Innkeeper's House (where we stayed) in the distance.



The Bed and Breakfast was once a duplex that housed first and second assistant lighthouse keepers. The head keeper had his own home. Assistants were needed to help make sure that the kerosene light stayed lit and to polish the many crystal prisms it took to help the light shine so brightly. They told us it took many hours to polish the crystal prisms each day. The light shown 21 miles out into the Pacific Ocean.





This is the house. Our room is on the upper right
We stayed in the Mariner ll room. This is also the view out our window. We did not know that this house is also haunted and our room was one of "Rue's" haunts. Rue is said to be a wife of one of the keepers who lost a baby and is still looking for it. When they took out the wall on the lower level, it upset Rue and she became active.

































The lighthouse was just a short distance from the house. We would walk up daily to see it, go on hikes and take a look around. The light had just broken a few weeks before we arrived and it was in the process of being fixed. Our first night there we walked up to it and as we were taking pictures, I saw a movement up near the lantern. I didn't think anything of it; even when I saw someone walk across the window. I mentioned it to James and we thought they were doing work on the lantern. It was later that night we heard about 'Rue'. We still didn't connect it until the next morning over our seven course breakfast. Someone asked if anyone had seen or heard 'Rue'. No one had. Talk turned to the lighthouse and we mentioned that we had seen workers the night before. It was then the question was asked..."What government worker works at 8:30 at night?" Was it Rue I saw?





















Our favorite place to eat was at Waterfront Depot in Florence Oregon. The halibut was fantastic and the prices were amazing! We ate here all three days.
































Along with the hikes, we drove down to Umpqua Lighthouse and toured it. We learned a lot about lighthouses on this trip and found it very fascinating. A picture of our cute little red car from the top of Umpqua Lighthouse.























After three days at Haceta Head Lighthouse, we felt very relaxed. We will definately come back here again. We had a wondeful time and after a long walk behind the lighthouse; up to the 600 foot level, we headed for home. It was a wonderful anniversary. Here are some final shots of the lighthouse and shoreline taken during our stay.