when we came in on Thursday, ate dinner and walked Thames St. at about 9 PM and the place was shut - no people, no businesses, no traffic. Tonight at 9 (Saturday) streets are crowded, everything is open, parking lots full. Friday was crowded due to two cruise ships with around 3000 each poured out onto the Bowen dock. The two ships made a peculiar artificial skyline over Goat island, completely dominated the natural one. Kind of surreal.