Mit dem Paddel von Kuba nach Florida

© APA/Alejandro Ernestoepa03810144 US surfer Benjamin Friberg begins his travel from Cuba to USA on a surf board with the goal of establishing a new record crossing the Florida Straits and to promote friendship between both countries, in Havana, Cuba,on 01 August 2013. 35 year old Friberg begins his journey at the Ernest Hemingway nautical club with no more protection than a pair of socks and long sleeves to cover himself from the sun, accompanied by a team of sea experts, doctor, and some members of his family on a nearby small ship. EPA/Alejandro Ernesto