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.

I had only been a captain for a couple of years when my Delta Airlines DC-9 was commandeered by a man with a bomb.  Read this factual account by CLICKING HERE

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.

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.

Tour of the Naval Aviation Museum

 

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Click here to visit the new addition 'Hanger Bay One' 

Refueling at Turtle Bay

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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.
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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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Log of the Cumberland - Alaska to Mexico

Joann and I owned and operated Cumberland for 12 years.  Our 53 foot, twin diesel boat was docked in the San Juan Islands of Washington state.  We cruised the West Coast of North America from Alaska to Mexico,  

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