High Street 3:35AM
T WHARF -3:50AM
T WHARF 3:55 AM
INNER HARBOUR 3:58 AM-NOTE REFLECTION OF SUNRISE IN WINDOWS
4:06 AM
SANDY BAY YACHT CLUB 4;09AM
4:12 AM
4:14 AM
FIRST BOAT OUT GETS READY
4:17 AM
FISHERMAN ARRIVE 4;25 AM
OUT AT 4;30 AM
T WHARF 4;25 AM
MOTIF #1 —IN THE SHADOWS
MOTIF #1 FROM DOCK SQUARE
MOTIF # 1 WEST SIDE @ SUNRISE
INNER HABROUR -4;30 AM
TUNA WHARF 4;36 AM
MOTIF # 1 AND 2—4;25AM
BRADLEYS WHARF 4;40 AM
COTTAGES —WELL BACK IN THE 50’S
BEARSKIN NECK 4;35 AM
PEWTER SHOP AND INNER HARBOUR -4;45AM
MAIN STREET 4;49AM
ST.JOACHIM’S RECTORY —4;55AM
OLD POLICE STATION AND NOW FIRE HEADQUARTERS
INNER HARBOUR 5;25AM
Opposites attract ?
JC -Mason - Asheville NC
Prom Night - St. John’s Newfoundland
The Walking stick artist — Newfoundland
The Nature Boy - Bald Head NC
Writer, Editor,Publisher —Childrens book store Newfoundland
Native Newfie
NYC -Vet
New Age Lifeguards
Mending the Nets — Newfoundland
Throwback —Xmas train NYC
Lighthouse Keeper —Newfoundland
Wall Artist - NYC -Lower east side
Bike shop Flea Market —Begium
Solitude -Oak Island NC
Ever faithful —Fatima Portugal
Cuban Baseball Hero - Havana
Reality relived —NYC
Progress—Charleston SC
Farmers Market —Lagos Portugal
Riding to Havana with Cuban National Bike Team
Donations
New Friends - Charleston SC
Day at the Pub—Ireland
Dance Troupe- Algreve Portugal
The Pink Bunny -Charlotte NC
Rolling Stones Concert —Circus -Circus-Rome
Fall Biking - NC
Fearless -NC
Portugal Beach Market
Nap Time at Cappateria Beach -Portugal
Posting Up
Mick s look alike ? —NYC
Today I am a Hermit Crab — Ovens Auditorium
Posing —5th Ave NYC
LM -Living the dream
Coney Island on Saturday July 3rd —One day before the World Famous Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest and of course the 4th.
Once you get out of the subway station you are greeted with a myriad of sounds and colors that only a hot July 3rd Saturday afternoon could generate. Without a doubt It's one of the most vibrant and eclectic places that I have had the opportunity to visit.
It is a true haven for the masses from the heat of the city and the black and white of Monday-Friday. Colors are everywhere. Beach umbrellas, flags, amusement rides, and the various beach apparel options.They just overwhelm the senses and fill the lens.
However for me what i saw, in my initial visual perception of this mass of people , the park, the umbrellas was not being translated thru the lens accurately.
Therefore I took the liberty and applied an impressionist approach to editing some of the shots —Oversaturated , a little blur to the shots in order to reflect what i saw as I scanned the beach and the boar walk for the very first time . So here’s Coney Island from my perspective on that day .
First Impression when pulling into the Coney Island Subway Stop —
Black and White —
The Benchmark —
Wall Art
Summer 17
The short end of the beach
The Beach , the ferris wheel , the umbrellas , the people etc —a mass of color
When you stand on the pier , on a bright sunny day is this —Colors everywhere
The Pier -Oversaturated —just what i saw
Salsa on the Boardwalk
July 3
Found and protected until Mom arrives
Keep on danc’in
Coney Island Wall art
Dancing on the Boardwalk
In the groove
A touch of impressionism
Wall ART
Umbrella Valley
Reserved Seating —AARP
The Boardwalk
Saturday at the Beach —
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER —ITS 4TH OF jULY WEEKEND AND i’M GOING OUT FOR A HOT DOG !
Starting in the early 20’s thru the 70’s Rockport was a huge artist colony ‘Favorite subject MOTIF #1 —This is the original —Storm of 78 took it out and it was rebuilt— This picture is early 50’s. The red is the original color —Not really a red —Note the changes over the years as the buildings color started to match what an artist painted —not what was real
Motif #1 circa 1960—Tuna Wharf behind it
Repainted version
Rockport Harbor from Cong. Church Steeple— Late 40’ s early 50’s
Fire -Police station —Broadway
Police station has since moved to upper Main
Building is made of solid granite from local Quarries in mid 1800’s
View of Cong Church from Harbor
Tuna Wharf —Circa 2015
Main Street —The Teal Green building is where Paul and May Malloy lived
Front Beach —We “lived” here from 8 AM to 5 PM almost every day
Bon Fire ready to go on Back Beach — 100 year tradition —2014
View of front beach from Peg Leg
Spiran Hall -right across from Tarr School —The Movie theater was up stairs
Little Art Cinema -Seating capacity was about 25.
Entrance to LAC —
Fishing shack —One of the original remaining few on the wharf
Harbor from Headlands
Gloucester Harbor
Roy Moore Lobster Company— An institution —75 plus years old
Moore was a math teacher and a lobster man
Harbor —Dock Sq Side
Famous Bearskin Neck —Once nothing but old fishing shacks —than artist galleries
—now souvenir shops and whatever —2016
Harbor from Atlantic Ave
Ketcholoupus Market —Broadway and School St across from Spiran Hall and Tarr school
Our version of a super market back then.
Christmas Morning 1950 Dock Square -Santa came and handed out a cotton string bag with Peanuts , apple Oranges and a box of gum drops
Now look real close —See the women in white coat to the right —Next to her is a Marine holding a child —Guess who ? Ginny Pat and me
Old Sloop Church (Congregational Church) —Steeple renovation —2015
Located on Main street. Had the distinction of having a cannon ball lodge in one of its supports when the British tried to silence the bell when they landed in town.
Steeple
Bell was cast in late 1700’s
Rockport was a tourist haven and had all these beautiful summer Hotels-all made of wood
and heavily insured
This was the TURKS HEAD — a five star facility located next to the Ocean
I remember not only the hotel but also when it burnt to the ground on New Years eve back in the 60’s —
Another beautiful hotel —the Straitsmouth and another mysterious fire 2 years after the Turks head and again on New Years Eve
Dock Square —Remember the Xmas tree photo —same place —mid 1800’s
The key on this post card is the smoke stack in the background
It’s the Old Cotton mill —later site of Rockport High school and Tarr school
Rockport had a bowling alley on Bearskin Neck in early 1900’s
Located right across from the Pewter shop
Bearskin Neck —Early 1900’s —Pewter shop in Middle
Bowling alley is on right
Back before climate concerns —This was Rockport MOST of the winter
Snow —Snow and more Snow —Main street —Circa late 50’s to 60’
Front Beach 1960 whats interesting here is the large beige building oin the background —The Red Mens Hall —Beautiful old building which was the gathering spot for the now defunct Redmen’s organization (like the Elks )
Torn down and replaced by a god awful motel
Haskin’s Hospital —Top of Summit ave
Small private hospital that could handle about 10-12 patients. Why post this ? Well it was the only hospital Rockport ever had and when they tore it down in late 50’s -Keith and I had to help my dad salvage the oak flooring and bricks —which ended up as material for new floors and fireplace on Parker street.
Another shot of Bearskin neck and the Pewter shop
Now the Pewter shop has history in the family -My grandmothe was an artist who worked with Pewter and sold items from the shop .The owners of the PS eventually sold the shop to the Murch family whose son at one time worked with my grandmother and went to school with my mother
Fast Forward 30 plus years —Kerry marries Ingrid Murch —yes the same Murch family
End of the line —Old train station — In Rockport —Still there but in its day a bustling place as day trippers came in by Steam engine into Rockport
Train Station
Tarr School — Where most of us went to elementary school, until community school on Jerden’s lane was built
However this was not orginally a school -This was the machine shop for the big cotton mill that sat right behind it . The mill was 4 stories tall and took up the whole block down to Dock Square —It burnt down and this was the only remaining building and was converted to an elementary school.
It later would be converted into the town library reaplacing the smaller Carngie library on Cleaves street
Another view of Main street and based on horse and wagon late 1800’s/ early 1900’s
This is at School and Main and that big tall building was Town hall and later the Madras shop.
Here’s what it look like today just looking down the street vs up
First Rockport High School —On site of the Old cotton Mill —
Tarr school is just up the street and harbor is 200 yards down the street
Grades 7-12 went here until new school was built in mid 60s
We had split sessions
Grades 10-12 went from 7’45 am to Noon
Grades 7-9 12’30 to 430
Now its elderly housing.
Home for The Keatings Parker street—
Note the milk bottles for the milk man /Terry the brindle boxer
Approx 8 foot from the right kitchen window the house ended and 10 ft from the left living room windoxw
Parker Street —after the addition —Prior to thatt it was 2 bedrooms and about 700 sq feetWe added one bedroom and a 20 ft longer living room with fireplace —however it was never meant for 6 of us.
Parker Street 2017
This is a great picture for many reasons —Note the Trees —Rockport was covered with these big beautiful Elm trees
Every street had these trees —I remember them on Parker Street,all along back beach-But than they got destroyed within 10 years by Dutch Elm disease of which there was no cure and they all came down.
Second reason Poole’s drug store —Only store with a working soda fountain
Same shot of Poole’s Drug store (long gone) today
Another view of Front beach from opposite direction
But whats different here is this picture is late 1800’s early 1900’s -Note Yellow building -Old firehouse -Tower was used to hang out the canvas hoses to dry —Building later became sea scout hall and now houses public restrooms.
The other old Fire house in Dock Square —Later was the VFW hall
Kerry s house
Brunch Right to Left
Elizabeth , Caroline (my youngest) , Ingrid, Corbin (Kerry’s son) , Kerry ,Sarah (Patrick’s) wife
View from Old Carnegie library to Main street-Front Beach is behind the white building
This is just yards from Kerrys house- in fact that is Kerry
Look further up the street black house on the right is Parker st
Big space at the end of the street —Huge Elm was once there
Keith 2008 — Oct 24,1952 / March 30,2020
Here we go —This was at Patrick s wedding 2017 and we are at Dock Square —(Christmas Tree Pic )
Left to Right —-Corbin- (Kerrys son) , Kevin Jr, Stephanie(Kevin’s wife) Haley (my daughter) Me ,Anna (my daugt) Caroline (my daught) , Jesse (Caroline’s husband) Bryan (my son), Patrick, Kerry
My daughter Caitlin and her husband Jesse could not make the trip with new born
Corbin Bryan, Patrick , me ( I officiated the wedding) Kevin Jr
Kevin Jr, Patrick , Kyle (kirks son, )Corbin Bryan, Caroiline Anna Haley
My group -Jesse, Stephanie,Kevin Jr,Caroline,Me, Elizabeth, Bryan Anna and Haley
Caoitlin and Jesse missing
Uncle Guinness Long story
Our family with Sarah’s immediate family
Kirk/ Cheryl
View from the old library and our street to front beach
Carnegie library
Sold by the town and converted into a private home —Crying shame —
Corbin —Keeping the tradition
Dad’s Marker at Police memorial
Elizabeth Chicago Marathon
One of about 40 she has run
Kevin Keating Family Caroline’s Wedding Oct 17
Left to Right
Bryan , Jesse (Caitlin’s husband with Jack), Anna , Caitlin (with Lucy),
Jesse (yes another -Groom ) Caroline,
Me , Elizabeth , Keira ( (Kevin’s ) youngest )
Haley , Kevin Jr , Sean (Kevin’s son0 Stephanie -Kevins wife
Missing Hannah ‘Kevin’s oldest daughter at College
The youngest — Keating Jack
The Keatings
Patrick and May (Maria)
Carolines
A collection from the cigar box they were stored in.
They also give you a peek at some of the subjects we will cover in the next few months.
Here are just a few examples:
Iceland - A country of sharp contrasts where fire and Ice coexist.
Belgium - Into the West Flanders province, the North sea area and the city of Brugge, often referred to as the Venice of the North.
Portugal - Into the countryside, to Fatima, Lisbon and the Algarve coast line area.
The cities, small towns, their streets, people, celebrations and unique places within the US will be featured.
Street musicians, horse racing and even farmers markets from the US, So. America, Cuba, Europe and their diverse, and unusual but colorful offerings, are just some of the items we look at in the coming months.
Lisbon
NYC July 4th
Galway
Stone Beehive Monk Hut -Ireland
Cinque Terra
Dublin
Mayo County Ire
Galway Ireland
Arian Islands -Inishmore
Dublin
Edinburgh Scotland
Scotch Whiskey Collection -Edinburgh
Iceland
Iceland -Iceberg remnants
Iceland
Quebec City
Hotel De Glace - Quebec
Ice Carving -Quebec City
New Orleans
Mardi Gras float in storage
New Orleans -Crawfish Boat
New Orleans
Spencer NC -Streamliners
Charlotte NC--3AM @ Booty Loop Bike Ride
Charlotte NC -3AM @ Booty Loop Bike Ride
Pena National Palace -Sintra Portugal
Lisbon
Sagres, Portugal
Southern Thuringia, Germany
Capri, Italy
Faro District , Algarve Coast
Algarve Coast -Portugal
Algarve Coast Village -Portugal
White Night Festival -Loule , Algarve
White Night Festival - Loule, Algarve
VERNAZZA-CINQUE TERRA
Riomaggione -Cinque Terra
Louisa KY
Louisa KY
Florence Italy
Pompeii
Pompeii
Rome -Circus Maximus -Rolling Stones Concert Stage
Florence -"David"
St. Peters Basilica--Rome
Venice
Venice -street canal
Venice
Brugge Belgium
Brugge Belgium
Netherlands
Sluis , Netherlands
Algarve Coast
Netherlands -North Sea Beach
NYC- Rockefeller Plaza -Jeff Koons -Seated Ballerina
Charlotte NC- 50's Dairy Queen sign
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn -"A winters day in a deep and dark december "
NYC -SOHO
NYC -6th Ave
Havana
Havana-One block from the capitol Bldg
Havana
Berlin
Oktoberfest Munich
Beer Halls -Oktoberfest -Munich
Oktoberfest -Munich
Old Prague Train station
Soller, Mallorca
San Francisco cable car operator
Soller, Mallorca
Turkey
Rockport MA - July 4th
Bearskin Neck -Cape Ann Ma
Maine
Gloucester MA
North End -Boston
Boston -Swan Boats
FENWAY
Deadwood SD
Wild Bill Hickock Grave -Deadwood SD
Downtown Sturgis in the Winter
Original Road Kill Cafe -Sturgis SD
Crazy Horse Memorial -Black Hills SD
Started in 1948-Artist rendering in front -Actual monument in background -Only the face has been completed.
Devils Tower, WY
NODA -CLT NC
Louisville KY -Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs
Nashville TN
Nashville TN
The Yetri works
Havana -In Fusterlandia section of Cuba
Side Street just next to Capital Bldg in Havana
Taxi’s-Havana
Farmers --Mantanza's area
Mantanza's/Cardena's area
Mantanza's area—Laundry Day —No dryers here
Meeting on main street
Local Farmer —Village 60 miles outside Havana
Cuban version of hot dog cart
CUBAN VERSION OF A CAR
Domino’s Game
Roof top water storage
Village Water repair Dept--No joke all by shovel, pick, and bucket -No equipment
Whatever it takes
Family above all else
2 Cart Garage
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES ARE MANY IN CUBA
Mantanza's/Cardenas area—OFF TO WORK
The John Deere alternative
Common site -Water Tanks and Laundry -Village just outside Havana
Mantanza's/Cardenas area—The vintage cars and trucks are everywhere and still running in spite of the 40 plus year embargo
Organic Farm Mantanza's/Cardenas area
Organic farm -Mantanza's/Cardenas area
ALL MEALS ARE HOME COOKED —LITTLE TO NO FAST FOOD IN CUBA
Great Cooks
LUNCH MADE FROM WHAT’S GROWN ON THE FARM
Tobacco Farmer Mantanza's /Cardenas area
Explaining the fine art of Cigar making to the Gringos
HAND ROLLING
Hand rolled
THIS IS A LOCAL TAXI —”MOST TAXIS ARE TRUCKS WITH A SATAIRCASE WELDED ON THE BACK TO GET IN AND OUT
Rear entrance to Taxi
Two fine looking Oxen
Look at that 60 year old chrome and rear lights which worked
Semi Pro Baseball Park — HAVANA Cuba-they love the game but lack decent facilities
Old Time Semi Pro Player —Now a Coach
Local Team —Uniforms —are not common due to lack of money
This park was at least 60 years old
Havana Capitol Bldg- 1950/60's cars still used as taxis for tourist
Building dedicated to Che Guevara
Fusterlandia -section of HAVANA Cuba artist Jose Fuster has transformed with his tile work—Everything is made from small pieces of tile —all hand done
This is obviously dedicated to the revolution let by Fidel back in 1962
Fusterlandia -section of HAVANA Cuba artist Jose Fuster has transformed with his tile work
Fusterlandia -section of HAVANA Cuba artist Jose Fuster has transformed with his tile work
My riding partners
Even the signs date back to pre revolution
Havana Day care center run by the church
Havana — The cubans are for the most part pro American
Notice the rain Barrel —second Floor — Havana
60’s Ford Fairlane
Everything’s for Sale —except the dog
Sunset on the Malecon
Havana Couple Sitting in the front door of their apartment
Street 1-2 blocks off of the Malecon -Havana
The Art District
Havana apartment
50’s NASCAR ?
Street 1-2 blocks off of the Malecon -Havana
Late Night rendezvous
They don’t make Trucks like this TANK anymore
Havana— Central
Street 1-2 blocks off of the Malecon -Havana
A little peek in
2 Havana City street workers —Note the homemade brooms
Internet Sq —One of the few places you can pick up Wi Fi
Old Picture of Fidel at a Children’s Center
Sunset a the Malecon
Music on The Malecon
Peek off the street into Living room in Havana
The Castro brothers picture in Hospital lobby in Havana
Again just blocks from the Capital —The infrastructure is decayed
56 Chevy
The Malecon is the escape for many -Music, walking, people watching , swimming —its the main drag
Swimming at the Malecon
Physical Therapy Room in Havana Hospital
Another Vintage Chevy —although restoring relations with Cuba would be good for everyone —Be assured that the arrogance of some Americans and their money would prevail and this great characteristic and charm of the old vintage cars would be dissolved within months. The cars shipped to the States like trophies in a Safari hunt and lost to the Island of Cuba forever
A local troberdore and my friend Higo cross paths
Some of the nicer apartments just outside City Center
Music is a life line for the Cubans
Youth band -Havana
Music is the ability to express oneself in a restricted environment
Professional Dance Company
Its Art
Barber shops are all over Havana -This is from the Cuba Barber shop Museum
Vintage Caddy meets Vintage Chevy
Teens gather along the Malecon to swim day and night
Grocery store -Mostly for tourists -- but notice the empty shelves
Most Cubans buy at local farmers market
There are two currencies in Cuba —One for the locals and one for the Tourist
Street under repair—- for years
Old Fin back Caddy -like new in spite of being over 50 years old
Famous Hotel Nacional Havana --It still has all the amenities it did back pre revolution and has been updated
Picture Of Yuri Gagrin —First man in Space and Russian Hero
Featured in Hotel Nacional Havana
Hotel also has hundreds of other pictures of Hollywood stars, gangsters, global politicians , royalty , Dictators etc all of whom stayed there at one time.
Still unavailable in US —legally
My ride to the Hotel
THE NFLD/ST.PIERRE TRIP RESULTED IN 5 DIFFERENT GALLERIES WHICH FEATURED A WIDE VARIETY OF TOWNS AND VILLAGES AND ONE GALLERY JUST FOR ST.PIERRE .
FAR TOO MANY PHOTOS FOR YOU TO HAVE TO WADE THROUGH INITIALLY. SO THIS IS A COMPILATION OF THOSE GALLERIES.
IT’S NOT NECESSARILY THE BEST OF THE BEST FROM EACH GALLERY, BUT A REPRESENTATION OF THE DIFFERENT SUBJECT MATTERS WITHIN EACH OF THEM . THE 5 INDIVIDUAL GALLERIES WILL BE POSTED IN THE UP COMING WEEKS.
ST.JOHNS -GOWER STREET -JELLY BEAN ROW
ST JOHNS -DUCKWORTH ST
St Johns
LOOKING DOWN FROM GOWER STREET TO ST JOHNS HARBOR
Gower St
Cabot Tower -Signal Hill -First Transatlantic wireless cable transmitted here 1901
VIEW OF ST JOHNS FROM SIGNAL HILL
Cape Spear Lighthouse -National historic Site and most easterly located lighthouse in North America
The 1835 Lighthouse at Cape Spear
Both Cape Spear Lighthouses
Fort Amherst at Entrance to St John’s Harbor. First lighthouse in NFLD was built here in 1810 -Current lighthouse was built in 1951
Quidi Vidi Village - a neighborhood of St Johns
Quidi Vidi Brewery -Nfld and Labradors largest craft brewery. Located at QV harbor. Famous for its world class ” Iceberg Lager” made with water harvested from Icebergs found off the coast of NFLD.
QV Harbor Fishing sheds
QV Harbor
Petty Harbor -When one side gets worn out -juts add on
Old grave yard Petty Harbor
Petty Harbor
Dories at Petty Harbor
Petty Harbor -looking South
Wharf road -Petty Harbor
Capt Doug Howlett mending the pots -Petty Harbor
Bird Islands off Witless Bay -Witless Bay is a fishing community and is home to the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, which contains North America's largest Atlantic Puffin colony and the world's second-largest colony of Leach's Storm-petrels. There are over 250,000 Puffins that inhabit these islands
Grounded -Witless Bay
Running the Goat Books & Broadsides— Tors Cove — is a micro press that publishes children's literature of exceptional quality. Its publications celebrate the life and culture of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Atlantic Canada.
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The press has a working print shop and is home to four vintage printing presses, and has a storefront area that sells work produced on site, as well as work by other local letterpress printers, printmakers, and publishers.
Many of Running the Goat's publications are letterpress printed at the print shop, using moveable lead type, and sewn by hand.
The inspiration and owner of RTG.
This is the village of Tors Cove —its off the main road but typical of many of the villages on the Irish Loop.
RTG is the Green Building -Far upper left.
Grand Banks -Sharon’s Nook- Tea Room plus
Grand Banks -Light at Harbor entrance
Restored Captain’s house which is opposite the Seawall in town of Grand Banks
Do you think the name on the dumpster was a coincidence ?
Fortune Harbor -North End — Twilight was setting in —This is all natural light and as a result the shadows and reflections on the water were enhanced.
Fortune Harbor -”The Sheds”
Fortune Harbor -Dory
Fortune Harbor
Fortune Harbor -South End
Lamaline Light house -Just off the entrance to the harbour at Lamaline are a collection of dangerous shoals and islets that is purportedly how the community received its name. Lamaline is a corruption of “La Maligne,” a French term meaning malignant, evil, or wicked. . First Lighthouse was lit here in 1879.
Lamaline Light house
The Lamaline Light/Lens
Wayne ThornHill Lamaline LK
Ferry between Fortune and STP — Peole only -Ferry can accommodate cars -but no car ramp in Fortune !
View from the light
Patrice Tronquee -Lifetime seaman, who has traveled the globe, and now is the SE officer on the Ferry
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, officially the Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France. It is located approx 18 miles offshore of Fortune Newfoundland or a 75 minute Ferry Ride.
St Pierre is the main Island as far as population goes and with the island of Miquelon having more seals than people.. Total population of STP and Miq is 6300—(5700 living in St. Pierre). St Pierre Island is only 10 sq miles.
Some quick Facts -Island has changed hands between the British and French numerous times since the 1700’s with French getting control in 1814 . Fishing was the main industry that brought people to settle here It was a rum runners paradise during prohibition.It has a deserted fishing village ILe Marins —just outside the harbor which at one time was the home to over 600 people
It has its own time zone — Newfoundland is 1 .5 hours ahead of EST but go to St. Pierre 18 miles away and you pick up another 1/2 hour
It is France -in so many ways —
St Pierre street map
De Gaulle Square
Dory Sheds/Launch Ramps -St . Pierre
Working the ropes to launch the Dory
Dory Launch —This dory had been rebuilt by Assoc.Les Zigotos -a group dedicated to restoring vintage dories. Signed by the townspeople for luck
Crab Pots and Dory sheds
Some of the Zigotos members after the launch at their shed
Work in Process
The Zigotos craftsmen and a Dory under restoration
This imposing industrial looking building, located in the middle of town on a residential street, is Lycée-Collège d'État Émile Letournel and is a combined Primary, Junior high school and Senior high school/”sixth-form “college”. The school handles students from ages 6-18 with the following explanation of why the word College , as we know it ,is used in the description.
Primary Education -School education follows the French model and is compulsory for children between age 6 and 16. The primary education phase lasts for 5 years. (11)
Middle Education-The next phase of education takes place at middle schools that are called colleges. The program takes a further 4 years, during which time a standardized academic curriculum applies. During this period a student’s future education orientation is decided that often influences their future working career. (12-15)
Secondary Education-Education choices become available during the final 3 years of secondary school education. These include scientific, literary, and social & economic options. Successful students who complete the program are awarded a baccalauréat diploma. (16-18).
Remember this is an island , with lapprox 6.000 inhabitants and where the nearest French port is 2500 miles away.
Rue De La Fauvette —The Keatings lived here between 1868-1896
Their house was on the right side and is long gone but located approx between where the yellow house with the red trim and the purple house are located.
Old Village House early 1900’s
Vintage Cottage St Pierre
L'Île-aux-Marins (literally "The Island of the Sailors"; before 1931 called Île-aux-Chiens, literally "Island of the Dogs") is a small island (middle of the picture) located just outside the harbor of St Pierre and was a commune until 1945, when it was annexed by the village of St Pierre
It was settled in 1604 and once had a population approaching 700. It has had no permanent population since 1965 when the last families left due to economic conditions ( although a small number of people live there on a seasonal basis from May to November). Several unique buildings still stand, such as the church the Jézéquel house, the cemetery, a number of fisherman's homes, and the Archipélitude Museum located in the town's only school.
L'Île-aux-Marins- some of the last few houses
L'Île-aux-Marins
L'Île-aux-Marins -Some of the houses have been restored and are used during the summer months
Church at L'Île-aux-Marins
The rugged coat line provides the backdrop to the Stations of the Cross on the Island
L'Île-aux-Marins TransPacific Wreck
The transpacific was a cargo ship flying under a German flag
On May 18, 1971, the German flagged general cargo ship Transpacific kaving lost use of of its navigational aides was caught fast on the shoals off St .Pierre while trying to make landfall
At the time of her loss Transpacific was outbound with 11 passengers and a cargo of general freight, that included aluminium, logs juke boxes and ri lawn mowers!
The efforts of salvage tugs failed to tow the ship clear and the Captain ordered the engines to be shut down and the vessel was abandoned.—cont .
That night the fishermen descending by the score became intent on looting the vessel’s cargo. Close to 70 island dories carried off cargo, furnishings and provisions.
The Captain returned with some of his crew the next day hoping to restart the engine and pump off fuel to lighten the ship and renew salvage efforts but the looting fishermen, keen to hang onto their illicit booty, saw him off and prevented his re-boarding.
Eventually local officials decided to burn off the on board stash of oil and set fire to the ship. She blazed and smouldered for 61 hours.
What’s Left of of L'Île-aux-Marins village center
East Trinity
MIck Feehan’s Workshop- Melrose NFLD
Mick-=Artist, photographer, wood carver extraordinaire and Gentlemen!
From Eagles,to whales, to puffins . Mick carves each walking stick
One of Mick’s many talents
Sometimes Carvings not necessary when you have Roots like this
On Rte 239 on the way to Bonavista
Ellinston
Elliston—What a great view from your backyard
A home on Iceberg Alley
Vintage but still functional -Elliston
Ellington
Bonavista -Old shed sitting seaside
SPILLARS COVE
Ice off Bonavista
Point Bonavista lighthouse
The treacherous coast line of Bonavista
Point Bonavista Generator House
The Ice Flow in early May was something else. There were times when I could count 12-15 Icebergs . Also a fw had floated in close enough to the shore to capture a decent photo . This is at Cape Bonavista
Between Spillars Cove and Bonavista
Point Bonavista Lighthouse
Trinity Village
TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH AND GRAVE YARD
Trinity—Backyard view
Trinity
Trinity—Parish Hall at end of street
Trinity Boat Shed
St Patrick’s Church / Lawn Bell steeple
Trinity harbor and the house on the hill
Trinity
St Patrick’ Parish Hall
Its a picket fenced village
Trinity Drug Store !
It’s a village of Colors
The Artisan Inn and Restaurant -Excellent accommodations ,food and staff
Trinity from the seaside trail
Leaving Trinity
RTE 239 -Trouty
Outside of Goose Cove
Small Village Rte 239
Church and Grave Yard GC
Goose Cove
Weather Beaten
Dories -Old Bonaventure Harbor
Lobster Shed OBH
Village of New Bonaventure Harbor
Village of New Bonaventure Harbor
Joe’s Bar -Closed for the Season -New Bonaventure
Rest Rooms at Joe’s —what did you expect ?
NB Harbor
NB Bed and Breakfast with a view of Joe’s
NB Vintage Barn -just above Joe’s
View of Joe’s from the village
My Guess a Hunters shed—Somewhere between St Johns and Burin in the middle of nowhere
There may have been 660 collisions last year but I DIDN’T SEE ONE
Mountain Sheep Galway
Only way to see Ireland
Country Road -Galway
Inishmore Harbor
Galway Abandoned Farm House
Thatched Cottage -Inishmore
Cliffs at Inishmore
Circular Stone Fort -Dun Aonghasa 1500-1100 BC
Outer wall Dun Aonghasa Stone Fortress 1500-BC
Part of the Dun Aonghasa Stone Fortress
Walls and dwellings within Dun Aonghasa date back to 1500 BC
Cemetary on the Innishmore inlet
Elaborate stone walls abound on inishmore
Walls of Dun Aonghasa
One of the smallest and oldest Stone churches in Ireland
Part of the Stone Fortress at Dun Aonghasa —Inishmore -1500 BC
Beehive Stone dwelling used by Christian monks —1500-700 BC
Overlooking Galway Bay-Beautiful resting place
Overlooking Galway Bay/ Atlantic Ocean at Dun Aonghasa
Thatched House Inishmore
Donkeys prevail on the small Islands
One of the many old churches on the Aran Islands
Castle in the Fog —Inishmore
Sunken Church on the shore of Inishmore
Ancient Cemetery on the Inishmore inlet
Road to Clifden
Ancient burial marker Grave on the road to Clifden
Road to Clifden
Day at the beach -Clifden
Irish Lad
Brothers
Road to Westport
Peat Moss Bricks for the stoves and heating
Small Chapel outside Westport
OlD Stone Parish church and seminary —Westport
Croagh Patrick- St Patrick fasted here for 40 days and nights
It is 2500 feet above sea level and a pilgrimage for thousands each year.
The climb to the top is as difficult as it looks —Its worse coming down
View from Summit to the trails leading up
Summit
View from Croagh Patrick
You are in the clouds at the summit
West side of Croagh Patrick —Mayo county
Croagh Patrick -Dusk
View of Croagh Patrick from Westport
A local at the pub
Only in Ireland
Peaky Blinder family member
Local Village shops
Entranceway to second floor of Old bookstore
Knock Vision
Knock Celebration
Last stop before bus to Portugal
