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Originally Posted by Keith P.
Traffic is a nightmare the last few days. HRM allowing road construction downtown during all of this does not help matters. Unlike other years, Metro Transit is not running any special "Tall Ships" shuttles downtown either, which adds to the traffic woes. Even downtown Dartmouth is short of parking as people try parking there and taking the ferry - no dice.
WDC seems to be beating this tall ships horse to death. Having them here every couple of years really takes away the cachet. This year's crop of arrivals is not very impressive either. Seems pretty second-string although the stuff going on in support on the Waterfront is still drawing crowds. I'm steering clear.
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I parked north of the Common on Thursday and walked down to the waterfront - easy-peasy. The ships are noticeably fewer and smaller than in the past, but there are movies and fireworks every night and Sugah is open late scooping ice cream. I'm not going to climb aboard any of the ships, but plan on checking out some of the food-type-stuff that is planned for the weekend, and I am looking forward to seeing the symphony play Tchaicovsky's 1812 Overture with live cannons and churchbells and fireworks tonight.
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