Tag: lighthouse keeper story


  • First Night on Watch

    The first night on watch came quicker than I expected. Daylight fades fast out here with nothing but sea in every direction and no city lights to stretch the dusk. As the last of the sun slipped away, I climbed the steps to the lantern room. Coffee was in hand, and nerves were tight in…

  • Becoming a Lighthouse Keeper: A Coastguard’s New Life at Sea

    There are moments in life when you feel a shift coming. It is like the tide changing beneath your feet before the waves even reach the shore. Becoming a lighthouse keeper wasn’t a lifelong dream or a planned career move. It was a calling that grew slowly. It was shaped by years at sea. A…