DSC01462 - Approaching the Gatun Locks on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal about 6:20AM 24/04/04 |
Panama Sunrise |
DSC01473 - Getting closer to the locks... |
DSC01475 - The first lock |
Very peaceful misty morning in Panama |
DSC01481 - At the first gate |
DSC01482 - Lock gate opening to let us into the first lock |
DSC01484 - Exiting the last of the 3 Gatun locks into the Gatun Lake |
DSC01485 - Captain and pilot on the bridge as we enter Gatun Lake |
DSC01486 - Gatun Dam to control water levels in the lake |
DSC01490 - Colorful treetops on island in Gatun Lake |
DSC01491 - Dredge working on deepening the channel |
DSC01492 - One of several very basic fishermen's huts allowed on the Gatun Lake |
DSC01493 - Another hut on the point of land |
DSC01494 - The canal work area and the Hercules crane used to lift lock gates for repairs |
DSC01495 - Entering the Gaillard or Culebra Cut (almost half the length of the overall canal route) |
DSC01497 - The height of land between Atlantic and Pacific. Raining here... |
DSC01500 - A suspension bridge under construction |
DSC01502 - Hmmmm seems to be a piece or two missing... |
DSC01503 - Entering the Pedro Miguel Locks |
DSC01504 - Pretty countryside at the Pedro Miguel Locks |
DSC01508 - Us at the Miraflores Locks |
DSC01509 - An observation tower at the Miraflores Locks |
DSC01510 - Exiting the last lock of the Miraflores Locks |
DSC01511 - Moving right along... |
DSC01513 - Leaving the Panama Canal behind |
DSC01516 - The Bridge of the Americas ahead |
DSC01517 - Looked questionable that we could go under this one... |
DSC01519 - Framed by the Bridge of the Americas |
DSC01521 - A bit of the Panama City skyline through the haze |
DSC01525 - End of a peninsula and a couple of islands off Panama City |
DSC01528 - Ships at anchor awaiting their turn. The tiny dots over the far right ship are pelicans in formation |
Pelicans flying in formation off Panama |
DSC01532 - More pelicans |
DSC01534 - ...and 3 more |
DSC01535 - Colorful sunset over Panama as a very interesting day draws to a close |