(Source: Holland America Line Inc) During the evening we crossed the Straits of Florida and then during the remainder of the night we sailed under Freeport towards Half Moon Cay. In the early morning we felt the ocean swell as Half Moon Cay is at the edge of the Bahama Bank facing the North Atlantic. Officially the island is called Little San Salvador Island and next to it is San Salvador Island which is larger and has the claim to fame that Columbus discovered America here in 1492. There are several islands that claim that fame and if they are all correct then Columbus must have been busier with landing at all these islands than being occupied in figuring out why he was not in India as he...
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