Bodie Island Lighthouse, Continued

Did anyone notice a difference between the top of the Bodie Island lighthouse and the top of Hatteras lighthouse?  You can go back and look, I will wait....................  look closely............ it's not the stripes, they're different, but we'll talk about that later................




You may notice the top of the Bodie Island lIghthouse is black.  The Bodie Island lighthouse is currently not being lit at night.  Last year, when we vacationed here, It was covered with scaffolding and they were beginning to make repairs to the lighthouse.  Well, they ran out of money for the repairs and found that many more repairs were needed than first thought.  So, they took down the scaffolding (it was ugly!) and now are waiting for the Federal Government to give more money to continue renovating the lighthouse.  The windows at the top of the lighthouse are covered with black tarp, the glass and the lens have all been removed.  It is very sad, after watching Hatteras Lighthouse shine every night, to go to Bodie Island and see it turned off.  You cannot climb it, like you can Hatteras, only look at it and visit the lighthouse keeper's quarters.  There is also a nature trail you can walk, and I hear there are rattlesnakes!  Luckily the trail is raised, but I am going to try to photograph a snake this summer! From a very safe distance!