‘All alone when being alone is all that I need.’
McBride’s Hill, St. John’s. Sept 19, 2011.
The title is a line from The Perfect Space by the Avett Brothers.
‘Arcadia was celebrated as an unspoiled, harmonious wilderness.’
Tourists depart after the arrival of the cruise ship Arcadia in St. John’s Sept 19. There’s a whole slew of activity during these visits, from travellers taking in the view for the first time and anxious to see the city (oldest in North America) to locals waiting to provide information, tours and cab rides.
The quote in the title comes from Wikipedia.
Grow old with me
This couple showed up in St. John’s yesterday on the cruise ship Arcadia.
There’s something uplifting about this elderly couple. Both obviously have some challenges getting around, yet aren’t about to let that get in the way of their travels.
‘I walk the line’
A busker sings for money outside Atlantic Place on Water Street Sept. 14. Look closely and you’ll see the dog from yesterday’s post down the street.
All I have to offer you is me
I saw this busker performing one evening on Water Street, playing some old country music classics. It seemed fitting that when I showed up he was sing Charley Pride’s “All I have to offer you is me.”
Thanks to Jerry Curtis on Flickr, I’ve found the man’s name, Ron Budden. More on his interesting story, including how he once toured with Johnny Cash, here.
St. John’s at night
The few warm nights we had this summer were good enough to get some long exposure shots of downtown St. John’s. Both of these show traffic at night on two sections of Harbour Drive.
Matthew Hornell under a tree
I only stayed a little while at this lunchtime concert in the park at Harbourside Park, but only because it was raining, everyone was gathered in tightly under a tree to stay dry, and I was on the edge of the crowd getting wet. In hindsight, I wish I had stayed longer to listen to Matt Hornell, especially after heaing him sing some Evan Dando.
Tourist invasion
Any invasion of tourists in St. John’s is a good thing. Today it was a slew of people unleashed downtown with the arrival of a Holland America cruise ship.
