Spanish hubris has to be curbed...or so the British Royals circa 1670 desire. It won't be easy as Spain is the juggernaut of the Caribbean totally controlling the area and creating the central city of Panama City for it's power-base. The Brits hire Captain Morgan, a Privateer. Hitting the, he believes, more vulnerable city of Portabello goes well for Morgan as instead of attacking from the bay he sneaks in and around coming from the rear. Next for Morgan was San Lorenzo, but this time things went upside-down. Morgan was full of himself after Portabello and the gold which begins it's journey back to Spain at Portabello was just to much for Morgan to be more wiley than greedy. Now Morgan's hubris comes into play.
This is the good history lesson we get from the always entertaining Josh Gates in Expedition Unknown. Sprinkled with his trademark humor we get his journey to Central America and then his outlying points of interest. Joining up with maritime archaeologists from the United States who are already sanctioned by the Panamanian government gives Josh the "leg-up" he needs. In fact they've already located more than a couple of possible anomalies which may be Morgan's sunken flagship. With upwards of 30 boats that over time ran aground in roughly the same reef laced area finding Morgan's ship isn't guaranteed. This is the enjoyable ride that fires up another interesting episode of Expedition Unknown. This series is keeping up my interest and hopefully will continue with it's unique mix of real history of value peppered with colorful travelogue and Josh's wry humor. Arrh!