Captain Dick
This is an aviation and boating site. Dick Blizzard wishes to share his experiences and his writings with the public. This site is updated frequently. You can find over 300 of my boating and aviation pictures on this blog. I took the pictures. My two novels 'A Way Yonder' and 'An Eruption of Decadence' are available on Amazon.com .
Monday, August 15, 2011
Down the West Coast of the U.S. to Mexico
Joann and I took our 48', twin diesel, boat to Mexico. It was a 13 month cruise. We stopped every night (except two) and did a lot of sight seeing and visiting along the way. Click here.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Hijacked to Cuba - Better to be Lucky than Smart
.MD-11 big brother to the DC-9. When I retired I was flying this pretty bird to Asia.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Midnight Ride Across Khutze Bay
Our anchor came unhooked at midnight. We drifted for over a mile across the hazards of Khutze Bay in the wilderness of British Columbia's Northwest Passage. Click here to read the story.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
I could see flashes coming from the gun
We were flying a recon flight out of Key West.. Taking low level pictures of shipping off the northwest coast of Cuba. We were chugging along at 180 kts only 150 feet above the wave tops. I saw the gun flashing - I don't know how they missed us. Click here to read more.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Refueling at Turtle Bay
My gorgeous bride sitting on the beach in Pensacola in 1959 has nothing to do with this article.
Our cruise from Anacortes Wa to Puerto Vallarta Mexico had many interesting happenings. I enjoyed this stop halfway down the Baha Peninsula.
To read more about Turtle Bay refueling Click here
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Cruising the San Juan Islands of Washington State
Over a period of 23 years we owned and operated three different boats from Skyline Marina in Anacortes, Washington. Anacortes is on Fildalgo Island. Here is a picture of our cruising buddy, Eagle Spirit. She is a 64 foot Ocean Alexander luxury yacht. Together, we cruised the San Juans Islands, and north to Alaska.
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