Cayó Guano lighthouse

We travel overnight from Cienfuegos to the island of Cayó Guano, arriving at about 3am. We wake up anchored next to a lighthouse that looks a bit like Thunderbird three.

The lighthouse is manned by two guy's, there for a month at a time. One has swam out to the boat for a chat with the crew. This light is rotated by a clockwork mechanism that is powered by weights. These have to be wound up every eight hours.

We have breakfast here before sailing on.Read more