Daily Archives: May 18, 2008

At the Pedro Miguel Locks we were still right behind our friends in the USS NoInternet. Behind us the line of container ships stretched around the corner of the canal.     As you leave the Pedro Miguel locks you cross … Continue reading →

The middle part of the trip across Panama is mostly take up by sailing through Lake Gatun and then the canal cut as it you pass thru the continental divide and then pull up the the first of the two … Continue reading →

The first part of the journey is to leave the saltwater on the Atlantic side of the canal. To do that we have to slide our 970+ foot x106 foot ship into a space 1000 feet by 110 feet. The Magic … Continue reading →

Let me take a moment to apologize for two things. First, the delay in getting this posted, which was caused by an Internet outage on the ship followed by some insane technical problems on my laptop. Second, the fact that some of … Continue reading →