The Halifax waterfront is alive and well……….and very active. I missed the Tall Ships because I was in Cape Breton that weekend. Last time they were in the harbor (summer of 2000), I was there every day totally fascinated, climbing on board, exploring, taking pictures, taking my students to draw (they were so mesmerized by the magnificence of the boats they “forgot” to draw). Now the Buskers are taking over the boardwalk. It is so crowded, walking is difficult, the traffic is heavy, the air is filled with delight.
Getting away from it all, some children climbed up on top of the wave sculpture. Better view up there:
Other children put on big lobster claws and duked it out:
or crawled through claws into a fun house:
There were lots of trinkets to buy:
or you could ride around (and be serenaded) in a man-drawn cart before getting married:
Of course, there were lots of Buskers as well, but, as you can see, I was sidetracked by the peripheral events.