<p class="ql-block">朋友一年多前就預(yù)訂了燈塔短租房，約好今年5月一起去住四天。每次旅游經(jīng)過燈塔總會(huì)拍個(gè)照，可以進(jìn)去參觀的話也肯定會(huì)登高看一下，住在燈塔旁會(huì)是一個(gè)比較新奇的感覺。尤其是發(fā)現(xiàn)要住的是以前燈塔守護(hù)員住的房子，就更好奇了。</p> <p class="ql-block">The Cove Point Lighthouse is a beautifully restored and re-purposed active lighthouse and keeper's home that sits on a seven-acre point of land in one of the narrowest parts of the Chesapeake Bay.</p><p class="ql-block">Cove Point燈塔是一座經(jīng)過精心修復(fù)和改造的仍在工作的燈塔，它和旁邊守護(hù)員的家，位于切薩皮克灣最狹窄的部分之一的七英畝土地上。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p> <p class="ql-block">Cove Point Lighthouse was built in 1828 to mark the shoal that extends outwards toward the shipping channel. In 1857, a fourth-order Fresnel lens was installed with a weight driven rotation mechanism. In 1928 the light was converted from kerosene to electricity. At that time, the beacon was visible for twelve nautical miles. </p><p class="ql-block">Cove Point燈塔建于1828年，以標(biāo)記向外延伸到航道的淺灘。1857年，安裝了帶有重量驅(qū)動(dòng)旋轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)構(gòu)的四階菲涅耳透鏡。1928年，光從煤油轉(zhuǎn)化為電。當(dāng)時(shí)，燈塔在12海里處可見。</p> <p class="ql-block">March 1986 marked the end of the keeper’s job, as the orders for automation were received. By August 16, 1986, Cove Point Lighthouse was officially automated. The new equipment included an automated lamp-changer in the lantern to change burned out lamps and a computer to monitor operations. The beacon is now controlled from Baltimore. </p><p class="ql-block">1986年3月標(biāo)志著燈塔守護(hù)工作的結(jié)束，因?yàn)檗D(zhuǎn)成了自動(dòng)化控制。到1986年8月16日，Cove Point燈塔正式實(shí)現(xiàn)自動(dòng)化。新設(shè)備包括燈塔中的自動(dòng)換燈器，用于更換燒壞的燈具，以及一臺(tái)監(jiān)控操作的計(jì)算機(jī)。燈塔現(xiàn)在由巴爾的摩控制。</p> <p class="ql-block">燈塔內(nèi)部</p> <p class="ql-block">Throughout the years, the keeper's house was expanded from a simple dwelling for the keeper and his wife to a two-and-one-half-story duplex to house two keepers and their families. Around 1950, a smaller two-bedroom house was built for a third keeper and his family. An office building was added at the same time to house an emergency generator and radio communication equipment. </p><p class="ql-block">多年來，守護(hù)人的房子從守護(hù)人和妻子的簡(jiǎn)單住所擴(kuò)建為兩層半的復(fù)式公寓，以容納兩名守護(hù)人及其家人。1950年左右，為第三位守護(hù)人和他的家人建造了一棟較小的兩居室的房子。同時(shí)增加了一棟辦公樓，以容納應(yīng)急發(fā)電機(jī)和無線電通信設(shè)備。</p> <p class="ql-block">這幢房子分A和B，每套一樓是廚房飯廳和客廳，二樓是兩個(gè)臥室和一個(gè)廁所，三樓還有一間臥室和一個(gè)廁所。兩套房子的客廳之間有門可以打開互通。</p> <p class="ql-block">曾經(jīng)住過的燈塔守護(hù)員和他們的家人</p> <p class="ql-block">A房睡房一</p> <p class="ql-block">A房睡房二</p> <p class="ql-block">A房睡房三</p> <p class="ql-block">當(dāng)?shù)厥a(chǎn)藍(lán)蟹</p> <p class="ql-block">Dave住在馬里蘭的表妹和表妹夫帶來一筐下午剛抓上來的藍(lán)蟹???，一大盒雞翅和一個(gè)芝士蛋糕請(qǐng)大家一起吃飯</p> <p class="ql-block">還有蛋糕</p> <p class="ql-block">帶來螃蟹???大餐的Sherry和Mike</p> <p class="ql-block">和夕陽合個(gè)影</p> <p class="ql-block">Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center</p> <p class="ql-block">Tiki Bar</p> <p class="ql-block">Calvert Marine Museum。</p><p class="ql-block">在這里學(xué)到了skate和stingray 的區(qū)別。這兩種魚長(zhǎng)得很像，但一個(gè)生岀來是蛋慢慢孵化岀來，而另一種生岀來就是魚。</p> <p class="ql-block">Drum Point Lighthouse </p> <p class="ql-block">Drum Point Lighthouse is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses. Originally located off Drum Point at the mouth of the Patuxent River, it is now an exhibit at the Calvert Marine Museum.</p><p class="ql-block">鼓點(diǎn)燈塔是四座幸存的切薩皮克灣螺旋樁燈塔之一。它最初位于帕塔克森特河口的鼓點(diǎn)附近，現(xiàn)在是卡爾弗特海洋博物館的展覽。</p> <p class="ql-block">燈塔中的一間睡房</p> <p class="ql-block">客廳</p> <p class="ql-block">另一間睡房</p> <p class="ql-block">餐廳</p> <p class="ql-block">廚房</p> <p class="ql-block">On Wm B. Tennis on Cruise。 </p><p class="ql-block">Relax and enjoy a leisurely one-hour sightseeing cruise on the river. Sail the busy Solomons inner harbor, see Solomons Island and the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, pass underneath the Governor Thomas Johnson Bridge, and turn back at Pt. Patience and the Naval Recreation Center.</p> <p class="ql-block">坐了一小時(shí)的游輪，熟悉了一下島上的各種建筑和歷史。</p> <p class="ql-block">River otters in the museum</p> <p class="ql-block">河獺室內(nèi)居住環(huán)境</p> <p class="ql-block">房子后園緊連著沙灘，天天結(jié)伴在沙灘散步</p> <p class="ql-block">遇到一對(duì)老夫婦，天天在沙灘邊找尋鯊魚牙齒，堅(jiān)持了十五年，用鯊魚牙做了很多工藝品，一種有趣的退休生活。</p> <p class="ql-block">我們也找到一塊鯊魚牙齒</p> <p class="ql-block">放風(fēng)箏</p> <p class="ql-block">短短的四天假期結(jié)束了，這一次我們又有機(jī)會(huì)更深地了解了朋友和自己。有一晚Joan建議每個(gè)人講一下對(duì)其他七人為什么喜歡或不喜歡，那一晚講到很晚，充滿了笑聲和淚水。我們有機(jī)會(huì)了解一下朋友眼中的自己，一種全新的體驗(yàn)。</p>