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

[twangster]

We've made the turn towards the East for PV.

 

[orville99]

3 hours ago, twangster said:

A little more texture to the sea this morning.    Still pretty great ride.  

 

 

 

On the Atlantic side last week on Wonder off the coast of Puerto Rico however, we had a sea that looked like someone had placed a huge Mylar sheet over the entire ocean.

[twangster]

We've arrived in the land of cellular internet that works!  Woo-hoo! Free of Voom for the day!

 

 

 

 

OMG.   Working internet.  Ahhhh.  

 

 

Edited May 3, 2023 by twangster

[twangster]

76F outside. 

 

Feels chilly after our previous ports.

[twangster]

Millie beat us. 

 

 

[twangster]

Pool bar has great wifi signal.

 

[twangster]

 

 

 

 

 

[little britain]

Did you see the huge pod of dolphins 🐬 that accompanied us in? 

[twangster]

Just now, little britain said:

Did you see the huge pod of dolphins 🐬 that accompanied us in? 

 

No but the rush of people into the Colony Club mentioned them. 

[twangster]

 

Millie

 

 

And more importantly for the crew.

 

[twangster]

Today's excursion...  Sierra Madre ATV Adventure

 

7:30pm ship departure.

[ILCTCRUISER]

16 minutes ago, twangster said:

Today's excursion...  Sierra Madre ATV Adventure

 

7:30pm ship departure.

Great choice.  

[twangster]

Canal stripes. 

 

[twangster]

And we're off

 

[twangster]

Quick bus ride to a store to sign forms.

 

 

Then an open air ride.

 

 

 

[twangster]

Well that was interesting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[little britain]

Millie left town at 15:20. She gets to LA on Saturday too

[orville99]

3 hours ago, twangster said:

Canal stripes. 

 

They should leave them as a badge of honor😇

[orville99]

On 5/1/2023 at 2:58 PM, twangster said:

I really enjoyed the excursion and the narration that I haven't posted here was very informative. 

 

All aboard is 5:30pm and with the area a quick walk I'm going to change into dry clothes and head back out. 

Which excursion did you do in Huatulco? we are going to be there twice in November on our B2B transit and looking for something other than just a second beach/shopping day.

[twangster]

While we were clean.

 

 

 

Safety talk.

 

 

Away we go.

 

 

After a while we stop on a plateau.

 

 

 

 

 

Back to base.

 

 

I'm very dirty.  

 

 

Zip liners.

 

Edited May 3, 2023 by twangster

[twangster]

Back at the base.

 

 

 

 

Did someone say shots?

 

[little britain]

So; after doing Cayman transportation for free ( also known as walking);  Cartagena for $15, and Huatalco for free,  it was now time for a cheap day in PV.**

Walk out of the port and you are on the main road opposite Walmart/Sam’s.

Busses will be heading into town. They say Centro.
The fare is 20pesos for 2 ( that’s $1.11 or £0.88p!). It’s a long bus ride, close to 25 minutes. We got off just over the Rio Cuale. Walked around and then started back along the Malecon. 
The further you got away from the main area, the nicer it got. 
We have not been to PV for 19 years. It sadly has definitely lost its character and charm.

We stopped for lunch and beer, walked done more and caught the bus back. Another 20 pesos. A quick trip round the huge Walmart then back on board. 
At $2.22 this was a bargain! 
 

We noticed on boarding a smell of fresh paint! The scratch marks had been painted over! 

 

Edited May 3, 2023 by little britain
** food and drink excluded!

[little britain]

PV Bus tickets. 
 

In @twangster ‘s pic of Walmart you can see the small white block building were you exit the port and you are on the road. The busses will stop by the 🚦 traffic lights 

Edited May 4, 2023 by little britain

[twangster]

The ride back down the mountain was equally thrilling. 

 

Free back massage on the cobblestone roads.

 

 

 

 

 

[twangster]

The bus dropped us off on the other side of the port.   It was on us to find our way through the mall maze to reach the pier, on the other side of the harbor.

 

 

Fortunately they had golf cart shuttles so the trip was quick.