Cuban Refugees in Roatan

Today I went out to Palmetto Bay and took some pictures of the Cuban boat that landed there in June.

Here the brief story from www.roatanbruce.com about the Cubans who risked everything for a better life.


Near the end of June, sixteen people left Cuba in the dark of night to find a better life. On July 5th, these Cuban Boat Refugees landed on Palmetto Bay Plantation after a ten day trip that was supposed to last only five. They did so on a hand made boat made out of hammered steel drums. They are twelve men, three woman and one 11 year old girl. One man was a Mayor of a city. He brought his wife and two children with him. Others are educated nurses, accountants, lawyers, chefs and auto machanics.
They could not live at a place where they only were allowed to make $12 to $15 per....month. As of July 17th, they all left Roatan for Guadamala where I am sure they will continue along until they reach friends and family in the Miami area..