12--13-2018 (Thursday) Panama Canal

12-13-2018 (Thursday) Panama Canal.  Went through the Panama Canal - quite an experience! With waiting our turn, going through locks on the Pacific side, waiting our turn, then going through locks on the Atlantic side, it took from sunset to sundown (about 9-10 hours).



































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