Festina Lente

Finn visited Poppy in Newport, RI last week for an overnight on the boat, Festina Lente.

Festina is a Sabre 48 sloop, and even a big boy like Finn can get lost below decks.

We took a ride in the dinghy over to Fort Adams.

After lunch Finn took a nip-nap in the aft cabin.

When he woke up, Finn took the helm for a while and we had a sunset dinner prepared by Poppy down in the galley.

It was a day to remember and dream about for Finny-boy.

Back in the saddle

While we were at the dump this week, Finn spotted a collection of gently used bicycles which he urged me to drive by and inspect on his behalf.

We looked at them out there in the rain and he spotted one that caught his imagination, and so he further pressed me to inspect it more closely.

As I groped around the muddy pools surrounding the bicycles, Finn called, "That one, that one!" from the car.

"This one?" I asked from the downpour, pointing at a purple two-wheeler with rickety trainers and a sticker on it's side that read, "Puddin'."

"Yes, that one! Get it. Put it in the car!"

Later at home, after the rain, we worked on the bike--new trainers, new handle grips, new bell.

A little while after that, Finn learned how to ride...