St John's Newfoundland

My friend James got married in St John's a couple of weeks ago. 

James and I were great friends in elementary school but life did its thing and put some distance between us and I hadn't seen him in a while so when the invitation arrived I jumped at the chance to be at his wedding and travel to Newfoundland. James and Laura came and met me at the airport and drove me up to Signal Hill which offers a spectacular view of St John's harbour.  I had never seen the Atlantic ocean from this continent.

In the days before and after the wedding I wandered around exploring St John's with James and Laura's friends.

We visited local fishing villages, went to Laura's cabin, and walked out to Cape Spear (the Eastern-most point in North America).

A barbecue was held at Laura's parents' place for the out of town guests.  Here is Laura's mom, enjoying a drink prepared by Clyde.  Clyde and Brenda Flight are good neighbours... they were kind enough to put me up for the week.

Wild flowers for Laura.

Laura's doing her phd in plant biology at the university of New Brunswick in Fredericton.  That's where she met James (she's studying the distribution of plants, he's mapping social values... i dunno... sounds like a good match!).

The flower girls.

Two generations of sisters.

A friend from the university in Fredericton.

James with his sister Becky and their dad Steve on Saturday after the rehearsal.

Laura's sister is also called Becky.  Here she is at dinner.

James and Laura played the shoe game.

Fun was had by all.

The wedding was held on Sunday (wedding pics coming soon) and I spent the next few days hanging out with guests and the wedding party.  One of my more memorable meals was lunch a The Sprout, a vegetarian restaurant not far from Jellybean Row where everything tasted amazingly good.

Everyone was in agreement.

      

The cats of St John's patrolled the Battery...

...and gave us inquisitive looks as we wandered through their neighbourhood.

Here we are at Cape Spear, the very edge of North America.

We spotted whales in the distance.  It was windy.

I saw some wild iris (one of my favourites).

James looked happy.

Thanks you guys!  It was great to meet everyone... stay in touch.

Comments

[Vanessa]

Fabulous pictures Fabrice! Brings back a lot of fun memories too!

[James]

I am so glad that you could make it out to Laura and my wedding. And what great photos! You’ve got such a great talent for not only capturing peoples true sprit but also your ‘camera presence’, that is your ability to be around people with your camera and put them at ease, and in doing so help bring out their inner nature. I hope you enjoyed your trip to the merry Maritimes to come visit again soon!

[Ya-Wen]

How wonderful pictures I have just looked at. No doubt, you have showed everybody such an amazing talent. I am really impressed by your presentation. It is nice to meet you in St. John's.

[Jessi Metter]

Dear Fabrice,
It was so wonderful of you to come to St. John's for James' wedding. Your photos are fantastic, evoking heartfelt memories and highlighting your keen aesthetic sensibility. Talent heaped upon talent. . . .
Much love,
Jessi

[Becky]

Fabrice, these pictures are fabulous (and woven into a very nice vignette). Only problem is... it whets one`s appetite for all those other pictures. Hope to see you again soon, in less than say, 15 years.

[Jonathan Penney]

WOW. Awesome shots Fabrice. Keep it up, I hope some pics make you some big cash!! I'll never quite understand how Newfoundland feels like home, even though I've never lived there.

[Geneviève]

Fabrice, what a treat to see through your eyes some of the same spots and charming streets I myself stood at a few summers ago!