https://vacations.over-yonder.net Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:34:01 -0500 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:34:01 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Zenphoto RSS Generator https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=AR+04.jpg Even though we were in a different ocean, the sun still sets each night, in this case ending not only the day but our Christmas Cruise through the Panama Canal
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:38-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=AR+04.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500 https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=AR+03.jpg And to prove that we were actually on horseback…
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:38-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=AR+03.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500 https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=AR+02.jpg
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:38-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=AR+02.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500 https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=AR+01.jpg After transiting the Canal, we made a quick stop at Cristobal Pier in Colon on the Atlantic side, then across the Caribbean to our next – and last – stop, Aruba On Aruba we went horseback riding on the north shore of the island. This shore is rocky and barren – very little vegetation. A few pictures of the seaside follow.
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:38-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=AR+01.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:38 -0500 https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+02.jpg After crossing the Gatun Lake there are three more locks to lower us to the Atlantic sea level. At this end of the canal the three locks are in one set. Here, again views from the aft, is the Legend as she moves from the first chamber into the second. Note the higher water level in the lake, and the car-transporter, again, waiting to enter the parallel lock.
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:37-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+02.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500 https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+05.jpg To control the ships in the lock, they are attached to locomotives, called “mules,” running on tracks along the locks. There were three or four of these attached to each side of our ship while we were in the lock complex, pulling us along. You can also see them in the picture above – one attached to the Legend, and two to the container ship
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:37-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+05.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500 https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+04.jpg There are actually three locks on each end of the canal that raise you from sea level to the level of the lake, and then lower you again a the other side. Each lock raises you about 28 feet, for a total of 85 feet. On the Pacific side there are 2 locks in the first set (above) and then a single lock across a small lake (Miraflores Lake), The picture below is of the single lock. We watched the ship pass through this lock from the bow of the ship. You can see that our lock is full, waiting for the doors to open (there are two sets of doors for safety). The container ship on the right, our day-long companion, is in the parallel lock, but it has not yet been raised. (Each of the three locks actually has two parallel locks that can be used by separate ships. On this day, there was more Pacific-to-Atlantic traffic, so both these ships are going the same way. It possible for the two ships to be going in opposite directions.) As you can see, the Legend just fits into the locks. The locks are about 105 feet wide. The Legend had about 18 inches on either side. The locks are about 1000 feet long; the Legend about 970. The Legend is what is called a “Pana-max ship” – the maximum size that can fit through the Canal.
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:37-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+04.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500 https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+03.jpg Here we are in the second chamber of a set of locks (you can’t see our ship) at the Pacific end of the canal. You can see the first chamber at the lower water level, and a car-transporter ship waiting to enter it.
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:37-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+03.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500 https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+01.jpg We entered the Panama Canal from the Pacific, near Panama City. Did you know that Panama City is the only city in the world where the sunrises over the Pacific and sets over the Atlantic? The canal is built on a little jog that makes the Pacific end to the east of the Atlantic end! This is the Bridge of the Americas, crossing the canal near Panama City, carrying the Pan America highway. The picture is taken from our aft-balcony; you can see a mast with a ship’s light on it. In the distance is another big ship that went through the canal next to us.
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:37-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=PC+01.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:37 -0500 https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=CR+06.jpg Costa Rican sunsets are also beautiful!
Date: Sunday20142014-08-03T15:31:36-05:00pmSundayAmerica/Chicago_-05:00Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:36 -0500America/ChicagofAmerica/ChicagoSun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:36 -0500Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:36 -0500America/Chicago0303pm31America/Chicago_82014313108America/Chicago ]]> https://vacations.over-yonder.net/index.php?album=Panama%20Canal&image=CR+06.jpg Sun, 03 Aug 2014 15:31:36 -0500