Day 53--Panama Canal

we approached the Canal entrance about 530am... cloudy skies kept the temps down to 83* thruout the day with a few sprinkles mixed in.. it was the coolest we've done in this our 5th roundtrip transit of the Canal...it's still one of our favorite cruises and places to visit..  the morning I stayed up on the outside Navigation Deck-aft... just before noon  the sun came out and cleared the skies...  we got to the Atlantic side about 230pm ..earlier than expected... a couple of Crocodiles welcomed us as we exited the last of the three Gatun locks on the banks in their regular places..  our next stop is in Categena Colombia tomorrow morning..  this is the second time on this cruise that we transited the Canal.. passage from Atlantic to pacific was back on January 23