LIVE from Radiance Apr. 21, 2023 - The Panama Canal - Canal au Niveau de la Mer

[crewsweeper]

39 minutes ago, twangster said:

Hard to see my screen in the sunlight, hope the pictures are okay. 

Fantastic so far.

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So hard to see, pictures may be out of order. 

[h20skibum]

Did they do away with the swing bridge when they built the Atlantic bridge?

 

When we were there in 2014, I happened to catch a shot of a bus on the swing bridge in front of the lock

 

Edited April 28, 2023 by h20skibum

[twangster]

3 minutes ago, h20skibum said:

Did they do away with the swing bridge when they built the Atlantic bridge?

 

When we were there in 2014, I happened to catch a shot of a bus on the swing bridge in front of the lock

 

Still there but not used much once a convoy starts locking. 

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With that we are around 85 feet above sea level and our lake cruise begins.

 

 

Looking toward the earthen damage that created the lake.

 

 

Flood control and hydroelectric power generation. 

 

 

 

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A look over to the Agua Clara visitors center.

 

 

Looking back North from the aft.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gatun Lake

 

 

 

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Ships at anchor waiting. 

 

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A ship lining up for the new Agua Clara locks

 

 

Tugs waiting for some oncoming ships.

 

 

 

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More sights from Gatun Lake

 

 

 

 

 

[SilkySal]

Thanks for all of the wonderful pics! Enjoy your cruise, grab some eats, and drink a cold one for us! Cheers!

[clochette]

On 4/26/2023 at 5:33 PM, CruiseMomTX said:

Book a tour with Dora it was fantastic!

We also did the tour with Dora and that was terrific.  Yesterday did the locks and Panama City which was also wonderful great over view.  And of course today it is all about the locks as there are so many amazing pictures already and internet is spotty I will not post more.

[Jimbo]

2 hours ago, twangster said:

When going through during a storm when it's very windy those tall lights sway so much they almost hit the ships going through.

Saw that when we went through the Canal many years ago.

[Essiesmom]

@twangster you will shortly be meeting Borealis (Fred Olsen) in the canal…maybe a pic or two…EM

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Pics from Gatun Lake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Meeting some other ships as we near Gamboa. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I see the train tracks

 

 

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Gamboa

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gamboa is where the Chagres River enters Gatun Lake. 

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From here we leave Gatun Lake and Culebra Cut. 

 

 

 

Thas was some of the hardest work to complete the canal. 

 

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The first glimpses of the Centenial Bridhe.

 

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Gold Hill

 

 

 

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On going efforts to dredge the canal