Griffiths Island Lighthouse

Griffiths Island lighthouse, Port Fairy. The lighthouse was built around 1859. The island is named after John Griffiths a sealer who founded whaling there. It is cut off from the mainland by the Moyne River. In the early days the … Continue reading Griffiths Island Lighthouse

Port Fairy

It is wintry and very cold and windy in Port Fairy on Victoria’s west coast. We rug up and walk around Griffiths Island which is only metres from the shore. This is a place that holds a special meaning to me as I once worked with a gentleman by the name of John Griffiths who was a direct descendant of the Tasmanian entrepreneur and sealer John Griffiths who established a sealing business on this island long before Port Fairy was established. There is lichen covered basalt, oyster catchers dart across small beaches and tiny turban shells called Italian White Snails … Continue reading Port Fairy