Gatun Locks Colon

... and could see that there was only 2 feet on each side of the ship.  There was even a point that we were entering the Gatun Locks we bumped the side of the lock with the ship. After dinner we went to the Walt Disney Theater to see Wall-E while Kelsie ...

... see some sunken trees sticking out here and there. We take the Banana Cut, a shortcut for small vessels and by 4 pm, Gatun Locks, the last set of locks is in sight. This time, our chamber companion is American Highway, a massive grey vehicle carrier ...

... US $40 I would have driven where ever needed to get photocopies. After finishing the paperwork, Christina and I left Colon and drove over to the Gatun Locks, which are the largest locks in the Canal. We even had the opportunity to drive over a one lane ...

Looking back on Gatun Locks from Gatun Lake by Allen: The Panama Canal Company's motto: "Land Divided - World United" Before the cruise started I pictured reclining in a perfectly patinaed teak lounge chair on the promenade deck sipping an ...

... can log into www.pancanal.com to see a live feed of the ship going through.  We are on Gatun Lake, having come through the gatun locks about an hour and a half ago.  We expect to proceed through the locks on the west side, at Mira Flores, at ...

... popular spot for a trip out to the canal. On the Colon side , whilst I was staying in Portobelo I took a trip to Gatun locks , where I was pleased I got to see some even bigger ships than at Miraflores . I actually saw two of the largest possible vessels ...

Our longest day today, we set off to drive to the town of Colon and to see the Gatun Locks and the fort of San Lorenzo. We followed the main road to get there, but about half way along we got stopped by the police. After a few minutes we eventually found ...

... today, was "Panama City Tour", which is actually a trip right accross Panama, to the pacific side, to Panama City. Our first stop was the Gatun Locks, where we got to spend 35 minutes watching ships enter the locks and being transfered up to the level of ...

... causes additional turbulance in the chamber, so we didn´t untie the lines until that had passed. Eventually, we exited the Gatun Locks, having successfully completed the first section of the transit through the canal.  We dropped of that day´s advisor ...

... of much greater rise (or lowering in this case).  It would take the greater part of three and a half hours to clear the Gatun Locks and be lowered to the lever of the sea (which is the same on both ends, in case you are wondering).  Lunch is ...

We entered the Canal; near Colon and they passed through the three Gatun Locks to finally anchor in Gatun Lake. It was a rainy day so didn't go ashore there. After a few hours we reentered the Gatun Locks and tied up in Colon at the Cristobal Peir.

... think of the effort that went into creating such a modern wonder.  Here we saw a huge ships, passing through the Gatun Locks, and a U.S. Naval submarine doing the same.   It was great timing, and we felt completely impressed by the process, ...

... as sun!  The guidebooks say to avoid it - so we did.  Anyway, first stop on the tour was the Gatun Locks (largest on the Panama Canal) where we watched a huge container ship pass through the locks....it was as wide as the canal takes (106ft wide ...

... this was a nice gesture, it didn't do a whole lot to make me feel safe in the place. So I went out to the Gatun Locks. Now I'm impressed with the Canal. As I arrived, a couple of Panamax sized ships were making the passage. Panamax ships are designed ...

... into engineering stuff (but having a civil engineer along on the trip was pretty fun!!). However, this was truly remarkable. The Gatun locks were so impressive - the amount of water that they use to move the ships, the economic impact of the canal as ...