Southeast to Panama
A once in a lifetime opportunity to help a good friend deliver an aged 65’ catamaran sailboat from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico through the Panama Canal to Ft. Lauderdale, FL, turns into much more than the author expects. A small gift wrapped package taken on board by an unsuspecting fellow crew member, triggers a series of events that places boat and crew in danger. Intrigue, mystery and romance are all part of a four week voyage that includes eluding a Colombian cartel, storm tossed seas, an unexpected visitor, a near collision and the thrill of transiting the Panama Canal.
$19.95
Northwest to San Diego
Once again, Captain Allen Daniels, first mate Paco Hoya, and second mate Robert Devine are on the go, this time delivering a 40-foot sailboat from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, to San Diego, California. It’s a thousand-mile trip up the Baja coast in what is referred to as “The Baja Bash.” What was to be a routine delivery turns out to be anything but, as they experience mechanical problems, come to a cruise ship’s assistance, ride out a category-one hurricane, and uncover a smuggling ring. It’s high adventure on the Mexican Baja.
$15.95
West to Panama
Upon arriving in the British Virgin Islands, Captain Allen Daniels, first mate Paco Hoya, and the author are approached by an attractive divorcée and asked to assist her in moving her sailboat to San Diego, California. By taking on the delivery, little do they anticipate what lies ahead, beginning with an attempted hijacking, a stowaway, an equipment malfunction, and a sick shipmate. Arriving at the canal’s northern entrance, Colón, brings further intrigue and danger from a Mexican drug cartel, the divorcée’s former husband, and a local Panamanian family. All of this, surrounded by a budding romance, makes for an action-packed adventure that takes place on the high seas of the Caribbean and while transiting the Panama Canal.
$20.95
Ketchup in My Veins
Being in the right spot at the right time proved to be beneficial for the author. It was in this setting, coupled with his badly needing a job that he entered the McDonalds™ workforce in March of 1967. For the next ten years he witnessed and participated in the development of one of the greatest companies in the fast food industry not only in America but worldwide. He feels privileged to have known and travelled with Ray A. Kroc, founder of McDonalds™ Corporation. This is that story.
$14.95