"It is warmer in Mexico, though we are much closer to the equator there."

Not that he has been to his home country in several years, nor did he spend a lot of time at the oceans beyond all his training and learning to work on boats, but even the colors were a lot different than the dreary waters of the English seas.

He pauses, wondering if he should have said anything about where he was from, but his accent has given enough away already. "Europe is far colder, though I am not sure New York will be much better this time of year either."