Category Archives: Panama

Northbound ships go through the second part of the canal in the afternoon, so after breakfast we rode a bus out to within a mile of San Lorenzo National Park. On the way we saw howler monkeys in the trees, … Continue reading →

A canal pilot has to be aboard every ship that goes through the Panama Canal. Our pilot boarded our northbound ship this morning. We were scheduled to follow a tanker and be beside a tugboat in each lock. It is … Continue reading →

Before breakfast, we took a nature walk outside our hotel. Abdiel pointed out many of the plants and their uses. We saw Toucans in the trees and a few other birds. Then we went into the new butterfly house where … Continue reading →