Green Cape 2020
View of the lightstation at Green Cape, October 2020 Green Cape, Ben Boyd NP Tuesday 20 to Saturday 24 October 2020 This was the tenth COG visit to Green Cape. For the first, in October 1977, we camped at nearby Bittangabee Creek, but since 2004 we have used the decommissioned light - station cottages. After the lighthouse was converted to automatic operation the historic buildings were transferred to the National Parks and Wildlife Service and the peninsula incorporated in the Ben Boyd National Park. The three very comfortable and well - equipped cottages have fabulous views from their east facing verandas – much appreciated in wet and windy conditions when observations of passing whales and seabirds can be continued in reasonable comfort! COG has scheduled trips to Green Cape mostly at two year intervals but with the prospect of not being able to continue these into the future (because the cottages are being ‘repurposed’) the trip this year was likely to be our last. Sea...