Panama Canal

... from Costa Rica to Florida to spend a few days with our good friends Dennis and Kathy - then traveling by ship through the Panama Canal and down the coast of South America to Chile. Adding two new countries to our list and revisiting some old ones - ...

Map of the Panama Canal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I have made transits of the Panama Canal several times before,  but it always remains a fascinating experience to watch those 80-feet high, 100-feet wide, 13-feet thick, water-sealed, doors ...

... . The least expensive toll was 36 cents for American adventurer, Richard Halliburton, who swam through it in 1928. Since 2007, the Panama Canal has been under construction for expansion so it may contain ships twice the size it currently allows. With a ...

... pick up bread to give to his friend on our way.  We changed drivers on the side of the road before heading over the Panama Canal locks - Stanley had another run to the PTY airport.  Our new driver was 76 years old; a tiny black man and very ...

... the highlight of the cruise. There were already many people standing for the best position, as we commenced the transit of the Panama Canal at 6.30am. After picking up our pilot, we followed the container ship "Shanghai" towards the locks. It took all ...

Today we passed through the Panama Canal.  During the past few days we watched two different documentaries about the design and construction of the canal.  Hard to believe it is almost 100 years old.  The French originally tried to ...

Passing thru the Panama Canal. This morning at 7:00AM we entered the breakwater at Port Cristobal and began our transit thru the Panama Canal. It was the largest engineer project in the world when it was completed in 1906. It also stands out as a ...

Passing thru the Panama Canal. This morning at 7:00AM we entered the breakwater at Port Cristobal and began our transit thru the Panama Canal. It was the largest engineer project in the world when it was completed in 1906. It also stands out as a ...

Panama Canal - From the Darien Province we passed through Panama City again and headed to the Panama Canal on the way to Eastern Panama.  Saw a few very large ships pass through the canal, visited the museum and were impressed by the whole size of ...