Whidbey Island is my family's home, and has been for five generations.  I graduated from Langley High, tried college, joined the Navy, and toured Asia for four years.  From there, I moved to Santa Monica, CA, became a corporate pilot, and then flew for United Airlines for a short time, until the first oil crisis.

I decided to move to the West Indies and start my own charter flying service.  After five years flying, lobster fishing, and serving a...