Who were committing acts of piracy?

"[M]en and women, slave and free, outlaw and lawman, took to the high seas in search of a new life..."


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Slavery and Piracy

Yes, those are shackles.


And more evidence that Columbus was not a man to celebrate:


"Vials" from a slave ship...not sure what purpose they served.


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Jewelry, etc., at the Maritime Museum

I love it that Mel found so much emerald jewelry.





And one ornate spoon!


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Gold booty

Loads of gold on display!





An ornate belt:





Cufflinks, etc.


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Fisher Maritime Museum

Although the salvage end of shipwreck is not my thing, I enjoyed the Fisher museum. That would be Mel Fisher, he of Atocha-locating and -salvaging fame.

I'll run a few posts on the sights to see there.






17th-century bottle stoppers--of interest, since glass is a common bottle stopper not long after.





A model of a ship going down...


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Lunch on Sunday

We had a Cuban lunch at Pepito's on Sunday. The bread basket came with spicy red and green tomatillo sauces, mmm. I had 4 stuffed plantain ends: pulled pork, seafood stew, beef picadillo, and...something else. Vic had a pulled pork sandwich.















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Electric cars

They are in widespread use around here. We've seen a number of rental outlets. It's pretty cool!









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