THE Canal--and a lot more.
February 13th 2006 Today is the day I planned this trip for. Today I "do" the Panama Canal. We climbed the stairs to the Miraflores Locks building shortly after it opened at 9 AM. We went directly to the viewing platform and did what all tourists do--gape at the big Panamax (meaning the maximum size for the Panama canal) ships as they barely squeeze into the lock. Since the operators need to have a good view of
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