Our Panama Canal Cruise - Through the Canal, 1992 March 24 – 28


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March 24th 1992
Published: April 19th 2021
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The highlight and purpose of our trip was sailing through the Panama Canal. My father and I spent almost the whole day on our balcony watching the landscape pass by. Because we both had read The Path Between the Seas , we frequently discussed the history of failing to create the canal and the evidence of the final success, plus obvious on-going problems with side-wall collapse. This day was the cu... Read Full Entry



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Ship's wake Ship's wake
Ship's wake

A day at sea, no land in sight
Pulley stop for lifeboat Pulley stop for lifeboat
Pulley stop for lifeboat

Abstract view from my balcony seat
Ship's wake Ship's wake
Ship's wake

A chance to marvel at the patterns of a different nature



19th April 2021

Learned something today
<> I admit I had never considered what the added buoyancy of saltwater meant for ships. Fascinating. I'm glad your trip included the full transit.
20th April 2021

Learned something
Not sure why I am still amazed at how different environments can be. A prairie soul has difficulty in seeing the ocean's effect on life there.

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