Panama Canal Transit

Waiting their turn for the Canal in early morning	I counted nearly 40 ships waiting to enter the Canal	The new Atlantic Bridge (under construction for 7 years)	New (wider) locks on the left, old ones on the right
Passing under new Atlantic Bridge	Passing under new Atlantic Bridge	Lining up to enter Gatun Locks	Large auto carier exiting Gatun Locks
A large Gator crossing the bow of our ship as we enter the lock	A "Mule" working in the heavy rain	Mules keeping a large ship in the center of the lock	Note the elevation change from one lock to the next.
Gates closed and filling with water. Note the roadway on left.	Mules at work under the Gatun Lighthouse	In the lock about to be elevated	The massive gates to the Gatun Locks on the Atlantic side.
At the Gatun Lake side of the locks	Approaching Colon on the Atlantic side of the Canal