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TWILIGHT SPARKLE
El faro, or the lighthouse to you and I, on the north
shore of El Cotillo, may be regarded by day at least, as
unremarkable. A red and white striped pole, protruding out of
the ground, pointing skyward, and in truth resembling an
outsize stick of confectionary.
But every night, I watch its twilight sparkle, standing sentry,
never resting, perpetually guarding, forever the brightest
diamond amongst a necklace of celestial Spanish jewellery.
Consider if you will, how many wrecks prevented, how many lives
saved by the simple yet effective warning of a blinking light
shining out from the land, transmitting its message of safety
to passing, and therefore, potentially endangered shipping?
Much of this romantic imagery is negated by the fact that the
function is now automatic and therefore un-manned like most of
its ilk worldwide. However I understand the former keeper’s
accommodation is to be converted into a museum of the sea.
But when will that happen? Mañana, I suppose, in the very best
El Cotillo tradition.
Surf Bum
Donald Innes is a writer and photographer,
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