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petrock45: Approaching Tasman Island
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petrock45: A bit cliffy
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petrock45: Banking in for a landing on top
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petrock45: They do 1000ft cliffs rather well down there
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petrock45: 100ft high Tasman Island lighthouse, built 1906. Now automated.
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petrock45: An ex-Tasman Island Lighthouse keeper as our tour guide.
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petrock45: Standing on the ground floor looking up at the first landing. Construction is by all those steel panels bolted together.
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petrock45: Looking north at Cape Pillar
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petrock45: Looking west at Cape Raoul from up top
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petrock45: The other 2 houses
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petrock45: The largest of the 3 houses for the staff and their families that manned the Island before automation in 1976
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petrock45: Nice views out the window
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petrock45: Wild place
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petrock45: Cape Pillar with a wide angle lens that makes it look smaller than 1000ft
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petrock45: Moody B&W
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petrock45: And after a all to brief 2 hour stay, it was back in the chopper to our Safety Cove departure point