Sad News

We are shocked and saddened by the news of the two couples who were killed by Somali pirates aboard their yacht off the coast of East Africa this morning.  It is a tragedy.  We thought this news might alarm our family and friends so wish to assure you that we will not be traveling to areas of known piracy.  Thousands of blue water cruisers are traveling safely all over the world right now.  To put it in perspective, we hear so often of the violent drug cartels in Mexico that many people have sworn off travel to Mexico.  Yet I have two women friends both in their 60s who have retired - one in Oaxaca and one in Chiapas - and are enjoying their lives in Mexico trouble free.  We do not want to minimize this tragedy, and our heart goes out to the victims' families and friends but want to assure you that we will use great caution in deciding where to travel.