Cape Willoughby lighthouse

Day two of our Kangaroo island experience. Yesterday we bought a National parks pass for $51 each. This allows us to enter all the parks + 2 Lighthouses, walk on beach with seals & check out the caves

 

Road into Cape Willoughby lighthouse, most easterly point of Kangaroo island. The isolation & ruggedness of this part of the Dudley peninsula is striking

 

Built in 1852 Sth Australia's first lighthouse, guided the safe passage of sailing ships through the treacherous Backstairs passage & heralded the beginning of a booming shipping trade

 

 

 

Lighthouse keepers cottages. Now available as holiday accommodation

 

 

 

Looking east from the lighthouse

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately when we arrived today, there were NO tours of the lighthouse due to maintenance. Never mind we have one more lighthouse to go

 

 

Amazing scenery