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| Today's schedule: Gatun Locks @ 6:30 AM; Passing by Gamboa @ 12:05 PM; Pedro Miguel Locks @ 1:35 PM; Miraflores Locks @ 2:55 PM; and Departing Balboa @ 6 PM |
The Panama Canal is over 100 years old, and it's truly an engineering marvel. Here are a few of my shots as we entered the canal this morning. It will take us all day to come out on the Pacific side of the canal.
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| Arriving at the Canal early in the morning. |
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| There are three Gatun Locks, and this is the first of the three. |
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| The three locks raise the ship 85 feet above sea level to Gatun Lake. |
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| This was my vantage point for most of the journey. |
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| Four "mules" guided us through the canal. The ship powers itself but these trains ("mules") actually keep it centered in the canal. |
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| Entering Gatun Lake. |
