i was astonished.i had never actually wondered where they stored the royal barge when it was n't in use , but now that i thought about it , of course it made sense to keep it hidden ... both for the safety of the queen and because it was expensive.her barge was plated in gold.i could n't imagine how they managed to float it from the harbor to beneath this lighthouse.creating those secret canal-ways must have taken a herculean act of engineering .