Panama Canal to Manta

On Thursday morning January 9th, we began the transit across Panama. We arrived at the Gatun Locks around 6:30 AM. The whole evolution would take about 11 hrs. to travel the 50 miles of the Isthmus.  Announcements were made throughout  the day as we progressed through the canal – from Gatun Locks, the Gatun Lake, the Culebra Cut( the narrowest part of the canal), Pedro Miguel Locks, Miraflores Lake, Miraflores Locks,  and out to the Pacific Ocean near Balboa. On …