A Scottish man is living out his dream as a lighthouse keeper on a remote Australian island with only a colony of penguins for company. Sandy Duthie, 42, landed the role on Gabo Island, off the coast of Victoria, after the previous lighthouse keeper and island caretaker decided to retire after 25 years. Sandy Duthie, 42, landed the role on …
Rachel Mealey: How would you like to live alone on a remote island for six months a year? Fiona Broom: Leo op den Brouw has spent half of the past 25 years alone on a remote island. Fiona Broom: As we sit on the verandah of the Keepers Cottage on Gabo Island, a pod of whales breaches in front of …