Found! 9 Cubans Lost at Sea

What an adventure. A couple of days ago the seas were really high and a lot of people weren’t feeling well. We faired okay and the show must go on. At 2:30 am. We picked up 9 Cubans in a small boat who were lost at sea. They were trying to get to Florida but were sent off course by the wind and wild sea. One of them was injured. It is amazing that they survived. The crew fed them and clothed them and they were delivered to Cozumel. The Mexican authorities have given them asylum.

We have befriended Sir Robert Marx and his wife Jenifer. He is a lecturer on board and a famous archeologist who has spent his life searching for underwater treasure. He has written several books and has found an incredible amount of coins, jade, gold, ivory etc We have had dinner with the marks the last 2 nights and the stories they tell are fabulous.

Today we are in St. Andres, a small island that belongs to Columbia. It is actually closer to Nicaragua than Columbia. We hopped in a cab and went to the launch place, took a small boat to a small island named Acquario. The snorkeling was awesome, the best we have seen. The fish were plentiful and beautiful and water absolutely clear. Tomorrow morning we will be on our way through the Panama Canal. A historian on board ,David McCullough is giving a lecture about Panama tonight at 9:45. I hope we can stay awake. He is a Pulitzer prize winner and supposed to be great.