January 06, 2010

Point Bonita and Lighthouse


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photo by Donald Kinney

A lot of people erroneously think that the Pacific Ocean starts just beyond the Golden Gate Bridge, but actually the Pacific Ocean starts at Point Bonita (((shown here))) which is about a mile-and-a-half west of the bridge.

Sailors call this mile and a half stretch of water "the Potato Patch", named after the choppy water caused by the mixing of strong and conflicting currents.



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photo by Donald Kinney

This second shot of the lighthouse isn't new, but I thought you would like to see what the lighthouse looks like.


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