Lighthouse #2

During our stay in the Outer Banks, we were lucky enough to be within walking distance of this beautiful brick lighthouse:

At the base of the lighthouse:

The Currituck Beach Light station began work on the North Carolina coast on December 1, 1875. The exterior was left unpainted to distinguish it from other regional lighthouses (photos of those to come). It has 214 steps that wind up 162 feet. There are about 1 million bricks in its walls.

The girls were very excited to climb- Ella was insistent on doing it all herself- and she did. She climbed every last stair of the 214 stairs- all the way to the top. She couldn't stop talking about it afterwards ("Ella go up lighthouse!") and still to this day, over 2 months later, she still talks about the lighthouse.

Standing on the landing alongside the Fresnel lens.

Very Windy on top! That's the Atlantic Ocean behind us.

Matt& Ella

View of the lightkeeper's house from the top of the light station (zoomed in a bit).

View of the Outer Banks from the top. Ocean on the left side of the photo, Sound on the right side.

View of the hundreds of vacation homes & ocean