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- Apr 19, 2007
Day 10 (Continued)
Some waterfalls.
On the other side.
We were now going through the Culebra Cut, which is basically through the continental divide. This is one-way traffic because it is so narrow.
Going through the canal is a big thing. Even the maintenance workers stop and take pictures.
Some of the cut.
As you can see, the sun was coming out and the rain had stopped some time ago. Believe it or not, we would not see another drop of rain for the entire day. Even the crew members commented that this was the best weather they had ever encountered coming through the canal. Also, because of the nice steady breeze, mosquitos weren’t an issue either.
I went to the aft of the ship to take a picture of the bridge behind us.
Funnel vision showed the crossing all day.
Navigational markers and a light house.
The crew was offering Pine Coladas on deck 9 made with fresh pineapple. I hadn’t seen that many pineapples in one place since Hawaii.
We made our way through the cut and entered Gatun Lake. We didn’t have breakfast because we ate some danish on the deck. At about 10:00 AM we decided to go down to our neighbor’s stateroom and enjoy going through the lake on their verandah. They had received a bottle of Prosecco because of the Platinum status so we ordered some orange juice and cheese and crackers from room service and made mimosas. DNC also went up to Deck 9 and got some fresh fruit and some meats from Daisy’s De Lite and Cabanas.
At about 10:36 AM, we encountered or first ship to cross our path.
Our trivia friend Tara had the verandah above us and to the port side.
Here’s the verandah.
This ship came by us and blew their horn. Of course, the captain reciprocated and we heard the wonderful Wonder horn.
This one was close.
We had fun watching the tugs come up and start taking selfies and pictures of each other when the ship in the background.
To be continued. . .
Some waterfalls.
On the other side.
We were now going through the Culebra Cut, which is basically through the continental divide. This is one-way traffic because it is so narrow.
Going through the canal is a big thing. Even the maintenance workers stop and take pictures.
Some of the cut.
As you can see, the sun was coming out and the rain had stopped some time ago. Believe it or not, we would not see another drop of rain for the entire day. Even the crew members commented that this was the best weather they had ever encountered coming through the canal. Also, because of the nice steady breeze, mosquitos weren’t an issue either.
I went to the aft of the ship to take a picture of the bridge behind us.
Funnel vision showed the crossing all day.
Navigational markers and a light house.
The crew was offering Pine Coladas on deck 9 made with fresh pineapple. I hadn’t seen that many pineapples in one place since Hawaii.
We made our way through the cut and entered Gatun Lake. We didn’t have breakfast because we ate some danish on the deck. At about 10:00 AM we decided to go down to our neighbor’s stateroom and enjoy going through the lake on their verandah. They had received a bottle of Prosecco because of the Platinum status so we ordered some orange juice and cheese and crackers from room service and made mimosas. DNC also went up to Deck 9 and got some fresh fruit and some meats from Daisy’s De Lite and Cabanas.
At about 10:36 AM, we encountered or first ship to cross our path.
Our trivia friend Tara had the verandah above us and to the port side.
Here’s the verandah.
This ship came by us and blew their horn. Of course, the captain reciprocated and we heard the wonderful Wonder horn.
This one was close.
We had fun watching the tugs come up and start taking selfies and pictures of each other when the ship in the background.
To be continued. . .