
Gunkholing: New Year, New View
Cape Cod Life / Annual Life 2023 / People & Businesses
Writer: Brian Shortsleeve / Photographer: Josh Shortsleeve
Gunkholing: New Year, New View

Cape Cod Life / Annual Life 2023 / People & Businesses
Writer: Brian Shortsleeve / Photographer: Josh Shortsleeve
“Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real.” ~ Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra is an Indian-American author and alternative medicine advocate. Born in 1946, his website reported in 2022 that he has never been sick a day in his life.
My first year out of college 1970, I rented an apartment in the Back Bay section of Boston. I liked Boston but decided not to live there any longer. I was working for a national publishing company and had the freedom to work from home. So I rented a house on the Annisquam River in Gloucester with views to Annisquam Harbor and Wingaersheek Beach in Gloucester. Gloucester was beautiful but too far from Cape Cod.
One year later I bought a house in Scituate with a small view out to the Old Oaken Bucket Pond. The house was a quick two-minute drive to Scituate Harbor, and the cliffs protecting the harbor. This was also adjacent to a great marsh next to the North River, which ran out to the shoreline. Scituate was great but it was only halfway to Cape Cod.

Photo by Joshua Shortsleeve
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