The arrival in Townsville of the cruise ship Seabourn Sojourn , with 800 passengers, the first of five such vessels to call this month , provided many striking angles for camera and maritime buffs .
While the local media covered the arrival , the Townsville Bulletin write up did not say from whence the vessel came and where it would head after its short nine hour stay , many passengers given a "cool face washer to wipe away the North Queensland sweat."
Not noticed was a bulk carrier tied up nearby with an evocative name -La Bamba - bringing back memories of " The Day the Music Died " ... the 1959 plane crash in which, Ritchie Valens , Buddy Holly and J. P. Richardson died , went unnoticed . Mexican American singer, songwriter and guitarist Valens made La Bamba a hit in l958. Rock and Roll star Ricky Nelson ,who died in an air crash along with his fiancée in 1985 , also belted out La Bamba .
Not noticed was a bulk carrier tied up nearby with an evocative name -La Bamba - bringing back memories of " The Day the Music Died " ... the 1959 plane crash in which, Ritchie Valens , Buddy Holly and J. P. Richardson died , went unnoticed . Mexican American singer, songwriter and guitarist Valens made La Bamba a hit in l958. Rock and Roll star Ricky Nelson ,who died in an air crash along with his fiancée in 1985 , also belted out La Bamba .
