Gatun Locks Colon

... don’t damage or delay the canal operations. We now have the all-important canal ship identification number and reservation to enter the Gatun locks at 1500 hrs (liable to be an hour or so after that) on  Saturday the 26 March, we should enter ...

... 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 ...

... can still 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 ...

... local Panamanian woman guide gave us interesting facts on the hot foredeck during the transit.  As we approached the final three Gatun Locks on the Caribbean side of the canal, we passed by the large hydroelectric Gatun Dam of the Chagres River ...

... 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 ...

... (look it up - if you can access it), so this entry is going to be short and sweet. Our ship went through the Gatun Locks of the Panama Canal at around 6:30am and arrived in Gatun Lake at around 8am. Naturally, I slept through that. However, I woke up in ...

... 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 ...

... nbsp;  Even guidebooks advise a taxi for travel even block to block. Looking for ways to kill time I decided the Gatun Locks near the ass of Panama would be a good way to spend the day.   One possible route is bus to downtown Colon and ...