Going through the Panama Canal

This was really fun, but I'm too tired to blog in detail.

Started at Gamboa dredging station. Odd pitch from pastor of church there; bought his book anyway because of his work in prison ministry.

Got on Isla Morada - an old wooden boat built in Maine, owned by Al Capone, then Steve McQueen.

Saw lots of big ships in Gatun lake.

Saw the Culebra Cut. Have a picture of a massive passenger liner going through the cut. The cut is twice as high as the ship was. They moved an amazing amount of rock.

Went under the Centennial Bridge. 220 Million Dollar bridge. Looks beautiful. How come the crappy replacement for the Crown Point bridge is going to cost 175 million? It's a lot less bridge.

Went through the locks. Not dramatic, but pretty neat.

Dad had a good time - actually, we all did.

Jimmy, the tour guide on the boat was an impressive personality. Perfectly fluent in English and Spanish - idiomatically, and with an encyclopedic knowledge of the canal.

Got off the boat at the spot where we rented the pedi-bike.

Back at hotel - ran in the gym - another folkloric show which would have been annoying had not the kids doing it been so earnest and put so much work in to it.

Here are random pictures.