An incredible feat. But I'm obliged to say that choosing that particular route feels disrespectful, considering how many people died trying to make that passage and didn't have a choice.
An incredible feat. But I'm obliged to say that choosing this particular route feels disrespectful, considering how many people died trying to make that passage and didn't have a choice.
Sorry Dan, you bring up a sad point.:( do you want me to drop the post?
Don
She already did it and nothing can change that. I'm curious to know if anyone else sees it the same way.
Dan - you bring up a good point and certainly one that also crossed my mind in How Many People had tried and died to escape Cuba and make it safely to Florida BUT I did NOT relate that to Diana's feat. Consider Diana first tried to Make this particular swim 42 years ago when she was only 22 years old. That would be around 1971 more or less. Wasn't that before Castro essentially emptied his jails and basically said you want to leave - leave and before the flood? I thought that was well before the worst of the cruseros ????? (if that is the correct term).
I see Diana's headstrong fixation as unrelated to the sad history of the strait of Florida and the cruseros.
When you consider how bloody dangerous that narrow body of water is then her feat seems even more incredible.
No, we shouldn't forget the losses or the cause - but in my view unrelated to Diana.
Open for other's thoughts and more discussion but certainly a valid point to be further considered.
My .02 cents
It was indeed before the time of the balseros. And looking at it in that light it would at first seem to mitigate the affront. But things change and obviously today her swim may be construed as a "look what I can do" to Cubans who risked their lives to escape the Castro regime, or lost loved ones attempting to do the same. Whatever difficulties Diana encountered performing this feat, she did not risk her life. She followed her dream, but without regard or respect for others broken dreams and lives. Very human and predictable. Maybe I'm the only one who sees it this way. I don't feel that strongly about it to say more than these few lines. It's really too bad this sentiment mars an incredible human feat.
Congrats to Diane and her team. "Your never to old.....":thumbsup2::thumbsup2:
I think its bad ass. Mountains are there for climbing, she followed her Dream and will surely be an inspiration to many.
Being the first and only person to have done it, at her age and with all the set backs and obstacles, makes her a personal hero! All unsavory history aside.
Truly epic.
I cant imagine walking for 60 hours much less swimming in the open ocean For that long. At night.
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