Escape the vortex
February 27th 2014 The great Panama Canal
Fun fact. Excavation of the Canal was equal to digging a trench ten feet deep by fifty-five feet wide from California to New York. That would be impressive even today but this year the Canal celebrates it's 100th birthday.
I'm up at six and on deck as we approach the first chamber. The total rise from the Atlantic to Lake Gutan is 85 feet and we
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