Santiago tells Manolin that on the next day, he will venture far out into the Gulf Stream, north of Cuba in the Straits of Florida to fish, confident that his unlucky streak is near its end.
Santiago fortæller Manolin, at han næste dag vil vove sig langt ud i Golfstrømmen nord for Cuba i Florida, for at fiske, sikker på at hans uheldige stribe er tæt på sin ende.