Tall tales and other thoughts from storyteller, sailor and nomad Dennison Berwick. "Kuan Yin" is his 32-foot go-anywhere home.
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 25th, 2010
Of all the days of the year designated for celebrating something – Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day, etc, surely we should also be celebrating some of the intangibles that make life worth living and celebrating as human beings. The spirit of adventure is one of these great virtues – and by adventure I mean much more [...]
Posted in Labrador, Sailing, Uncategorized on Aug 16th, 2010
I’m still trying to get over my shock and disappointment to receive a big, new and extra bill from the marina in Rimouski almost two weeks after paying the bill, checking twice that everything was paid and leaving. This extra billing has happened before at the marina (see below) but I’m trying not to let [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 17th, 2010
If you know the story of Anne Frank – the Dutch Jewish girl who kept a diary of her life in hiding in an attic in Amsterdam during the Second World War – you may well have wondered how the Franks were discovered by the German Gestapo just months before the Dutch capital was [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 5th, 2010
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"Serendipity" is the art of finding something valuable or delightful when you're not looking for it. It's how you might also define living life as an adventure - which is something I seek to do everyday - and accepting whatever happens.
