In the United States will hire a couple who will look after the island with a lighthouse for $130,000 a year
Lonely Planet reports that the USA They are looking for a couple who, for a salary of $130,000 a year, will look after a lighthouse and hotel on East Brother Island in the center of San Pablo Bay, San Francisco.
The island is a 30-minute drive from downtown San Francisco, but can only be reached by ferry. Local sites are officially considered a historic landmark of California.
The current East Brother hosts are Che Rogers and Gillian Meeker. They say that the hotel has no Wi-Fi, TV and phone, but for tourists it is not a hindrance.
There are beautiful landscapes on each side of the island. Guests can admire San Francisco, Mount Tamalpais, the Marin Coast. Arriving guests are waiting for a treat - champagne with snacks, and then they are invited to the tour. Those who wish to stay overnight will be offered dinner and breakfast.
East Brother is open for visits from Thursday to Sunday. At the same time, up to ten people can stay there. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday is a weekend, but these days you need to do laundry, lighthouse cleaning, grocery shopping, maintenance, inspection, boat repair.
According to the current owners, staying on the island is not tiresome: meetings with travelers who go to see the lighthouse and local landscapes will give new owners acquaintances and ideas for traveling.
Meeker and Rogers are looking for a pair who will share the workload as successors. The official date of transfer of the lighthouse is May 1, 2019. New hosts will have to participate in the interview. “It’s also important to have a deep passion for managing the island,” Rogers said. Work requires a huge amount of time and a willingness to live in a remote place, away from the comfort of modern urban life. The ability to draw enthusiasm from being custodians of the natural history around the island is therefore vital to the job.”
In addition to salaries, the owners of the island can live in one of the hotel rooms for free. Feedback from interested candidates is expected on the island’s official website.