"Perhaps not empty, but anyone who was there then no longer is, and no one knows anything about them. Alternately, those who were there are not admitting to it."

Which, well, he's not sure.

"We have not stopped anywhere in the entire two months," Watson continues, happy to share this information. He sees no point in hiding information from anyone. "We have seen no land. We have seen one other ship, a wooden sailing ship that kept pace with us, and while the captain of that vessel stayed with us for some weeks, I don't believe anything so mundane happened as a resupply."