Destination Panama Canel Day32 Temp 28 Thursday 28/08/2025
After a early departure form Cartagena at 1400 and we sailed through the night and a heavy thunderstorm at lasted two and half hours plus we arrived at Panama Canal entrance at 0600 on time. This 50-mile water way it took 8 hours to travel linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans is one of the engineering marvels of the 20th century. Completed in 1914 the canal marks the culmination of a dream born in 1513 when Balboa became the first European to cross the isthmus of Panama and sight the Pacific. Each lock is 1401ft long.
Ships in the Atlantic side waiting to enter the canal
One of the docks on the Atlantic side
Entering the lead to the canal
We are now entering the new canal with the old canal in the background
We are now in the lock first of four that lifts us up
The last has lifted us to the lake Gamboa
Arriving at the locks that lower us down from Lake Gamboa
Arriving at the locks that lower us down from Lake Gamboa
It was not all watching the ships Val provided lunch
We are lowered and the lock is closing behind us for another ship
Love
Len and Val
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