Saturday, October 17, 2009

Panama Canal Adventure.


At 5:00 a.m. I climbed down a rope ladder from the moving ship to a waiting tugboat, which took me and a videographer ashore. We met a government driver who took us to meet the ship at the various locks, and then through to the other side of Panama, where we took another tug to meet up with the ship in the Atlantic.
Definitely a neat experience. Shown here is Panama City before dawn.

Entering the first lock at Miraflores.

Passing through the canal is a major event for cruise passengers.

A worker clocks out for the day.

Entering the second set of locks at Pedro Miguel.