So, today was Royal St. John's Regatta Day - a holiday in the city.
It's the oldest continuing sporting event in North America and is held every year on the first fine Wednesday in August. That morning, a committee decides if the races will go ahead or be postponed - making them the only unelected group to decide a public holiday in Canada.
Everyone in the city plays "Regatta roulette" the night before by partying hard downtown and then, basically, checking to see whether they get to go to bed or have to go to work.
A few pictures from today...
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The races are held at Quidi Vidi Lake, formerly an American military base called Fort Pepperell.
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The Rower statue.
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