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| The schedule for the transit through the Panama Canal. |
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| The new bridge under construction on the Caribbean side of the bridge. Passage is north to south, so the sun actually rises over the Pacific Ocean in Panama. |
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The left side is for the newer, larger ships. The older locks are to the right. Our ship will be using the old locks. |
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| Remnants of the original canal being constructed by the French (right). |
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| This larger ship must use the new locks. |
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| You can see the three locks to the right. Each moves the ship up approximately 28 feet. |
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| The ship in front of us is being raised to the second lock. |
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| It's hard to make out, but there's a crocodile in the canal. It's on the left hand side and moved quickly into the water as our ship approached. |
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| This hasn't changed over the course of history. Row boats are used to connect the ship to the "mules." |
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| We're going to be moving into the second lock. |
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| Moving into lock 2. |
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| Here I am as we move into the final of the Gatun Locks. |
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| A view of the ship behind us. |
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| We meet up with the larger cruise ship that went through the newer locks. We're now in Gatun Lake. |
