When we first came to Ilocos, in my mind, the place quickly turned from "the hot and sunny province of the North" to "the warm and windy paradise of the North." I kid you not, in the right places, the winds here are a little different--more cheerful and more welcoming. It gives you the feeling that once you succumb to it, it will take you to places you've only dreamed about.
The Cape Bojeador Lighthouse is where I truly felt the omnipresent wind embrace me. It proudly stands tall atop the Vigia de Nagpartian Hill overlooking Cape Bojeador where Spanish sailing ships used to sail by.
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The lighthouse was first designed by Magin Pers in 1887. It was fitted with a first-order Fersnel lenses as its source of light. But an earthquake damaged it and was replaced by a solar-powered electric lamp. And no, that was research. We didn't get to see the actual lenses.
The lighthouse is still working but it's not safe to go up the tower any more so we settled for the courtyard and along the verandah of the lighthouse's main pavilion.
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I heard that the pavilion was turned into a "museum" of sorts but it was closed when we got there. Besides, the wind was lulling us into a stupor so we took advantage of that and the spectacular view.
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