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What’s in a view? St. Anthony, Newfoundland from the deck of Kuan Yin

Posted in Kuan Yin, Labrador, Sailing on Dec 20th, 2011

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Voyage to Ungava (9) – how to keep smiling in the face of endless delays and discouragement (1 of 3)

Posted in Kuan Yin, Labrador, Life Skills, Sailboats, Sailing on Dec 9th, 2011

Staying happy in the face of endless delays How to keep smiling in the face of endless delays and discouragement Voyage to Ungava 9 – first of 3 Few situations are more frustrating than endless delays when you’re trying to move ahead with an important project. Each little delay may seem petty in itself and [...]

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Icebergs in the fog off St. Anthony, Newfoundland

Posted in Current Affairs, Labrador, Sailing on Sep 1st, 2011

The iceberg season seems to be over here in St. Anthony for this year.  Local people say they’ve never seen as many.  At one time the sea was filled with hundreds of berg and begy bits as far as the eye could see.  Now, at the start of September, the water is clear again. Slideshow: [...]

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What do you call a collective of ICEBERGS?

Posted in Current Affairs, Labrador, Sailing on Aug 20th, 2011

Slideshow: Fullscreen: Download: What do you call a multitude of icebergs? A school of icebergs? A gathering?  (Enjoy the photos and see my suggestion further down the story.)  Last week I was privileged to travel with friend Nelson Pilgrim among one of the most impressive parades of icebergs every seen outside the Arctic or Antarctic [...]

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* Voyage to Ungava (7) – reaching Labrador at last

Posted in Kuan Yin, Labrador, Sailing on Oct 4th, 2010

View of “Kuan Yin” from the top of the main mast. Fall comes fast the farther north you go in Canada.  And the weather changed dramatically right after Hurrican Earl (post-tropical storm Earl) passed through while I was alonghside the wharf in La Tabatiere, on the North Shore of the Gulf of the St. Lawrence [...]

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