Why Not Visit. . . the Panama Canal?
Last autumn I sailed through the Panama Canal. Well I didn't do any sailing, more like paying money and going along for the ride. I went on a cruise through the canal. The entire trip from one end of the canal to the other took about 12 hours, which is expedited as passenger and military ships receive priority to pass through the canal. Indeed as we sailed through Gatun Lake, the largest part of the canal, I saw ships idling in the distance waiting for their turn to pass through the locks.
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| A view from the deck of one ship in a lock overlooking the adjacent lock. |
