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Cruising through the Panama Canal
I would have experienced cruising through the Panama Canal
if things had gone as planned with the 3-year cruise I signed up for in March
2023, (was not to be). I learned about the canal in school, like most of us. I
had a false impression of the scale and landscape of the area, however.
I thought there was a wide area of land that was carved
out to create the canal. But I found in addition to the manmade canal, the area
is full of lakes and rivers. Yes, there was a massive removal of soil to link
them all together, so ships could pass between the Pacific and the Atlantic
Oceans. I was just surprised by the topography.
Our itinerary gave us only one day for Panama, and that was to traverse the canal. While thrilling, a real once-in-a-lifetime experience, it would have been nice to spend some time in Panama itself.
One silly goal was to buy a Panama hat in Panama. Since that wouldn’t be possible, I would have bought it on our next stop, Colombia. Since the trip didn't happen, I could buy it on Amazon, CLICK HERE (ad).
Although there’s lots of coastline in Panama, rivers and lakes, there are rainforests, modern skyscrapers, and a collection of colonial buildings in the Casco Viejo district. Again, if time was limited, I’d spend it in the older district. If, however, we had days there, I would have visited the more modern parts of Panama City. It would have been a great place to stock up on items at this point in our 3-year cruise. Shopping would have been a snap considering the lack of language barrier and use of the U.S. dollar.
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