We had a full day today. We went to visit the Miraflores Locks today and watched a couple of ships go from the Pacific Ocean, raising them 1/2 the way up to the 85 feet above sea level of Lake Gatún, the big freshwater lake in the middle of the canal. There is a museum there that explains the process moving ships through the canal as well as describing the history of the canal. In the afternoon we had a fun and well-thought scavenger hunt that was organized by Casco Antiguo Language School whom with we partnered. We split up into two groups for dinner. We’ll be leaving very early tomorrow on Air Panama for Bocas del Toro (mouths of the Bull). I’m having a little trouble with the photo gallery that I’m using for the site, so right now I’m just going to add a number of photos directly into the blog below. I’m hoping to get the photo gallery issue resolved soon, but we’ll have limited internet at ITEC, so it may be difficult. In any case enjoy Josh Glass’s photos below:
