THE BIG TRIP! 2009

By Charles Finn, on December 20th, 2009%

THE BIG TRIP!
2009 Return
Preparation:
Went to visit the boat in Northport in early May.  Took tarp off and loaded weather gear, books, electronics, etc.  Boat is a mess as everything is piled in the middle of the cabin with a plastic tarp over it to ensure nothing gets wet for whatever reason.  It must have gotten really . . . → Read More: THE BIG TRIP! 2009

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Hmmm?

By Charles Finn, on October 2nd, 2009%

I don’t know why, but Anna was a bit suspicious of what was in the glass….. Just because I had just cleaned . . . → Read More: Hmmm?

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Chucky & Andy Daze

By Charles Finn, on October 2nd, 2009%

Here is looking back at . . . → Read More: Chucky & Andy Daze

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Our Kind Of Hell!

By Charles Finn, on February 19th, 2009%

Mary in hell???
Actually, we are standing within inches of a lava flow during our trip to the Big Island. We discovered the local legal establishment who won’t let you within a mile or two of the volcanic flows go off duty at 10:00 pm (really) and that is when all the locals turn out. . . . → Read More: Our Kind Of Hell!

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Christmas 2008

By Charles Finn, on February 19th, 2009%

The whole family as we wind down during . . . → Read More: Christmas 2008

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BIG TRIP 2008

By Charles Finn, on December 24th, 2008%

This is a work in progress, with much better attention to the end of the trip than the beginning!  Please bear with me….
LAKE ERIE (These are from the emails sent by Leonard and Lynnea Rosner who crewed the lake and river)
Hi

Since Wednesday, we have been helping Chuck Finn sail his boat, “Mighty Quinn” to Duluth, . . . → Read More: BIG TRIP 2008

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October 17th is Charles Finn's birthday!

By Charles Finn, on October 16th, 2008%

German Chocolate Cake (Chuck’s Birthday cake)
Grease and wax paper 3-9” cake pans oven 350°F

1) Sift together:
2 ½ cups cake flour
1 tsp. baking soda
Pinch of salt

2) Separate 4 eggs.

3) Beat the egg white until stiff.

4) Melt ¼ # German sweet Chocolate in ½ cup boiling water

5) Cream 1 cup butter with 2 cups brown sugar
add egg yolks+ . . . → Read More: October 17th is Charles Finn’s birthday!

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