Honeymoon-Bahamas, Part 2 (Fake Lighthouses)

So while the "Lighthouse a Day" posts are on hold for a 'lil bit, (I was dumb again and forgot the calendar at work, check back later Monday for a mass-catchup!) I figured I would write the much-overdue post on the other Lighthouses we saw on the cruise part of our honeymoon in the Bahamas.

I will be writing about the faux (fake) lighthouses that we saw/photographed. There are a few reasons why a lighthouse may be considered a faux one, including it being purely decorative and it either does not or never did have any kind of "light" in it, or if it is no longer recognized as an "aid to navigation" by any sort of governing body.

The first lighthouse we saw that falls into this category is the Pearl Island Lighthouse just off of Nassau, we saw it while we were on the boat to our Snorkeling/Private Beach excursion. The two pictures I've added show how lucky we were because of how quickly the weather changed. The first picture is from the trip out and the second one is from the return trip. The sky was still a little gloomy while we were snorkeling but when we landed at the private beach the sun popped right out!












The next faux lighthouse we saw is the Lucaya Lighthouse in Freeport, Grand Bahama. We saw this lighthouse while we were exploring around Freeport after our Swim with the Dolphins excursion. This lighthouse is definitely not an aid to navigation as the tower sprawls right out of the lobby of a hotel on the beach! While we were moseying around we stopped at the beach in front of the hotel (which may or may not have been for hotel guests only) and took a dip in one of those really cool wrap-around pools where the edge of the pool is just a flat-edge that pours over (which was definitely for hotel guests only!)

And here's a shot of each of us in front of the lighthouse (hotel!)

Yes I know not my best photography work ever,  Jamie looks puny...