I did the unspeakable today and actually got up at 6:30 in the morning! (To a night owl like me, that is basically sacrilege.) But I figured that it was worth it to hear a historical account of what it took to create one of the 7 manmade wonders of the world – the Panama canal.
Lots of people were on the deck as the ship went thru all three locks. Here's a photo of me as we passed thru the first set of locks, the Gatun lock. They get so much traffic that they are building another series of locks to accommodate the really big ships.
We had ships beside us and ships behind us as we passed thru the canal, so another lock would be welcomed. We arrived the day before, but had to wait until today to go thru because they were so backed up.
Here you can see boats waiting for their turn to pass thru the canel. In the background, you can see the many highrises of Panama city. Tonight, a Panamanian dance troupe came onboard to entertain us with their folk dancing.
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