Subject: Report #126 Transiting the Panama Canal May 5, 2016 Thursday Chance of rain & 95 degrees Part # 2 of 2 89 Pictures
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Leaving The Centennial Bridge behind
Arriving to Pedro Miguel with the new access to the big locks on the right
We turned left to the Pedro Miguel Locks
Boat house
Follow the arrow to the correct lock
Sailing very slowly into the lock
Getting ready to man the mules
A ship follows us under the bridge
Local Panamanian workers were friendly
These fellows attached the mule lines
A dam in the distance – no overflow today
The 2 million dollar locomotives
The bullseye is for line-throwing practice and competitions
Pumping station
Locomotive
Ready to be lowered
Gates closing
Panama flag
Blooming tree
Pedro Miguel Locks
This ship followed behind us all day
Mules doing their job
View of the wall from our window
This white structure worked as a plug on the lock
The dam was not operating – water levels were low
This plugged the water in the lock
Opposite lock was closed for repairs
Workers were down at the bottom of the gates
Fixing the old gates (recessed in the wall)
Never seen this process before
Getting ready to drop lower to Miraflores Lake
A juvenile pelican
Gates are dated back to 1914
Almost inside the lock
A brown pelican
Visitor's building at Miraflores
Panama flag flies proudly
The water in the lock goes down
Water level drops rather quickly by gravity
Another pelican
The skies looked like rain….never happened
A great egret
New buildings at the canal expansion
Brown pelican
Locks at Miraflores
Frigates
A female frigate (white throat)
Miraflores Locks
Must be Panama VIP's
Watchers on deck six forward
A canal worker at Miraflores
This may be the webcam at Miraflores
Great egrets
Female frigate
A college in Panama City
Great egret
Here comes the Lavender vessel
Double gates
The mule working
Two sailboats share the lock
Birds fishing in the canal waters
Gates open to the next lock
New canal buildings
Watchtower of the new locks
Bigger and better
Still working on this project
New locks with recycle holding ponds
The new gates will work differently
They will slide back and forth sideways
Mormon Church
Cranes on the Pacific side
Many ships here
Going under the Bridge of the Americas - inaugurated October 12, 1962
Fine view of the Bridge of the Americas
A shanty on the canal
A dredging boat near the entrance
Many pleasure boats anchored
Leaving the Panama Canal by 5pm
Biomuseum out of Fort Amador
Sun peeking out of the clouds
Panama City is a neat skyline
Abandoned apartment complex
Ft. Amador where we ate lunch four months ago
Ft. Amador harbor
Buildings at Ft. Amador
A viewpoint at Ft. Amador
This rock is a bird sanctuary
A natural spot for birds
Leaving Panama - we set the clocks back one hour tonight
