The Panama Canal is an amazing piece of engineering. Perhaps the most amazing thing is that it is driven by rain water that is moved by gravity.
Leaving Shelter Bay Marina – Caribbean Sea – Feb 2011
New Morning Ship ID for Transit – Feb 2011
Russ – Captain of New Morning – Command Vessel – Feb 2011
Jose – Command Vessel Advisor – Feb 2011
Rudy – Professional Boat Line Handler – Feb 2011
Mark – Cruising Friend – Line Handler – Feb 2011
Kimberly – Cruising Friend – Line Handler – Feb 2011
Fay – Photographer and Chef – Feb 2011
Leaving Flats and Heading to Gatun Locks – Feb 2011
Beneteau Will Raft to New Morning – Feb 2011
Beneteau 54 Rafting to New Morning – Feb 2011
No Wakes Please – Feb 2011
Really ?? – Feb 2011
Tasman Mermaid Will Be First Vessel in Gatun Locks Chamber I – Feb 2011
Tug Harding Will Be Second Vessel in Chamber I – Feb 2011
New Morning Approaching Chamber I – Feb 2011
Entering Chamber I – Feb 2011
Panama Canal Line Handlers – Feb 2011
Lines Terminate With Monkey Fists Tossed by Canal Line Handlers to Boat Line Handlers – Feb 2011
Tug and Tasman in Place in Gatun Chamber I – Feb 2011
New Morning and Beneteau in Place in Chamber I – Feb 2011
Chamber I Closing … – Feb 2011
Closing … – Feb 2011
Closed – Feb 2011
Chamber I Filling – Feb 2011
Chamber I Filled – Feb 2011
What Goes Up, Must Come Down – Feb 2011
Entering Chamber II – Feb 2011
Chamber II – Feb 2011
Lines to Secure Us in Chamber II – Feb 2011
Chamber II Doors Closing – Feb 2011
Chamber II Filled – Feb 2011
Gatun Locks Web Cam – Mar 2011
Entering Chamber III – Feb 2011
Lines Holding New Morning and Beneteau in Place – Feb 2011
Close Up of Chamber Walls – Feb 2011
Gatun Lock Chamber III Filled – Feb 2011
Gatun Locks Completed Successfully – Feb 2011
Entering Gatun Lake – Feb 2011
Web Cam View Entering Gatun Lake – Mar 2011
Tying Up to Gatun Lake Mooring For the Night – Feb 2011
Super Sized Mooring – Feb 2011
Receiving New Advisor Day II – Robin – Feb 2011
Robin – Panama Canal Advisor – Feb 2011
Banana Boat Cut – Gatun Lake Scenic Route – Feb 2011
Jungles – Feb 2011
Gatun Lake Heading Towards the Pacific – Feb 2011
Sharing the Highway – Feb 2011
With the Really Big Guys – Feb 2011
Al Capone’s Yacht – Feb 2011
He Sees Us … Doesn’t He? – Feb 2011
Centenial Bridge – Feb 2011
Approaching Pedro Miguel Locks – Feb 2011
This Way – Feb 2011
MiraFlores Locks – Feb 2011
100 + Year Old Walls Do Leak – Feb 2011
Panama Flag at MiraFlores Locks – Feb 2011
Line Handler Walking Us Through MiraFlores – Feb 2011
Leaving MiraFlores Locks – Feb 2011
Welcome To The Pacific – Feb 2011
Yay … A Successful Transit from the Atlantic to the Pacific – Feb 2011
Bridge of the Americas – Feb 2011
Loading Docks with Panama City in Background – Feb 2011
Panama City – Feb 2011