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Episode: Lighthouse keeper retires after 25 years working on remote Australian island
Description: Being a lighthouse keeper is probably one of the loneliest jobs in the world.
Yet, it’s been Leo op den Brouw’s work and life for the past 25 years on Gabo Island, off the coast of East Gippsland, Australia.
But now, the time has come to pass on the responsibility to the next generation.
Despite the isolation, he's loved every minute of it. He's especially fond of his marine neighbors. “Well, we're sort of stuck out in the ocean, so we see a lot of marine life,” says op den Brouw.
Whales, sea eagles and one of the planet’s biggest...