~Travel Friends & Friends 6~
Panama
Mira Flores Lock Panama
Canal Transit
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Following the freighter into the
first lock
Row boat toed up for passing of
the line
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"Newbies" get stuck
rowing
Mules with lines to the vessel
keep it centered in canal
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Road for the mules between locks
Looking back on lock entrance
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Throw line from shore to smaller
boats to tie off
Canal wall
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We went through with a freighter
and sailboat in his 5th year sailing around the world from Germany
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Solar Unit -- Hired pilot to talk
him through the Canal
Gates closing
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Gates are made out of one single
piece of metal, a perfect fit with no gaskets to make the seal
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Water fills in 8-9 minutes from
huge pipes below
Gates close and workers walk the
top to the other side
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Pedro Miguel Lock 1913
2 Locks on end as a safety measure
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Canal Walls
1 foot clearance on either side
of the freighter
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We have cleared the 1st set of
locks
Visitor Center and Canal viewing
area
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