Raise your hand if you've always wanted to live in 1 of these:

[barefoot serpent]

A history of the Wolf Trap Light that includes an account from one of the crew.

Grocery items were purchased locally when our small boat was sent to shore. That was a challenge sometimes during rough seas. Lowering the boat with men in it was a tedious job as the rough seas would try to send it crashing against the structure. Getting the 2 hooks off the lowering pulleys was another challenge as the lea hook had to be released before the windward hook was released to keep the boat from turning around and hitting the structure or having the rough seas wash over the stern. On many occasions, the boat would go ashore for groceries and the weather was too rough for it to return and safely get hooked up/raised. I wonder who usually made the grocery runs and got stuck ashore...??? It wasn't me...!