Sunday, 3 November 2019

Day 31 - Wednesday 30 October

Cruise Day 22

Sea Day 15

The Panama Canal Transit - North to South (we had transited South to North on 15 November 2016) - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Panama-Canal .


6.30 am - around the Atlantic Ocean breakwater.



7.00 am - approaching the recently completed Atlantic Bridge, which crosses Limon Bay.





7.30 - 9.50 am - approaching, then transiting the 3-chamber Gatun Locks.




looking back at the Atlantic Bridge 

looking out at Gatun Lake 


a barren of Panama Canal Mules 

Gatun Dam

10.00 am - crossing through Gatun Lake





looking up the Chagres River


1.00 pm - entering the Culebra Cut, and approaching the Centennial Bridge.




looking back at the Centennial Bridge

2.00 - 3.20 pm - approaching, then transiting the 1-chamber Pedro Miguel Locks.



the adjoining waterway for Neo-Panamax ships 

looking out at Miraflores Lake and the 2 -chamber Miraflores Locks

Miraflores Dam 

 the adjoining Cocoli Locks, for Neo-Panamax ships

4.15 - 5.30 pm - transiting the Miraflores Locks.


 a Neo-Panamax ship in the adjoining waterway

 looking back at Miraflores Locks

Panama City in the distance

5.50 - 6.00 pm - approaching and passing under  the Bridge of the Americas




Panama City and the Pacific Ocean

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