Well, Panama 'd be a mite quicker, but, that deep in the Spanish Main, it'd be hard fer a ship such as mine to head for..........er,florida! Let alone the sailin' time either way the Royaliste' '5 year plan', as they say in the sailin' racket= S.F.> Panama, hard 'astarboard, Island of Cebu, replank below waterline, Sail onward! (unless POTC2,3 whatever,)