PANAMA CANAL: What a Wonderful Day!

Up at 5:00 am, determined not to miss a moment.  Got front row, center seats in the Observation Lounge and stayed all day. Entered the first lock about 6:30 am and sailed out of the last lock at about 4:00 pm. This is an incredible feat of engineering and it's 100 years old.  Some of the same parts, like the gates, are still in use.  Can't describe how it works, but hopefully the pictures will help tell the story.

Having problems with the photo uploader.  I'm working on it, so hang in there. Our pictures will start to flow again.  We have just docked at Manta, Equador.