| In the Miraflores Lock our lock-partner was a boat full of tourists taking pictures of us! |
| Looking astern the lock gates close |
| And now the water recedes in each lock to bring us back down to sea level |
| Ahead the gates open |
| And we exit the lock |
| We transited the Pedro Miguel Lock alone |
| The Miraflores Lock where the web-cam viewed us |
| Line-handler, taxi driver, documentation agent, Miracle Man - Carlos Hines, Sr |
| Carlos Hines, Jr, already an experienced line-handler at age 20 |
| Bob Lee from Boston determined to go home without a tan line...or a any tan at all! |
| The mule track at Miraflores |
| Carlos Jr. taking a break once his line is secured ashore (L) |
| The Canal dockhands ashore, men and women, secure our lines to the lock wall |
| Dockhands work hard all day in the hot tropical sun, sweltering in lifevests and hardhats |
| The gates close and the water drains |
| Welcome to The Bridge of the Americas in Panama City |
| The lines will no longer be needed, so Hines and son Carlos coil and stow them |
| Built by the Americans in 1965, it was part of the Pan-American Highway project that started in 1923. One segment in Columbia is still unfinished! |
| Until the Centennial bridge was built, this bridge was the only roadway between North and South America! |
| For us It marks our entrance into the Pacific Ocean! |
| We motor beneath... |
| At the end of our 2 day Canal transit, we rest for the night on a mooring in Balboa Yacht Club, right next to the shipping channel |
| ...and pass under, leaving it astern |
| and we exit the lock at sea level once again |
