entered the Gatun Locks at 7am on schedule.. a nice sunrise... on
the approach to the locks saw a mucho large crocodile catch a fish
in frint of about 2 dozen Turkey Buzzards along the bank.. grabbed a
few nice pics.. a welcome bunch of clouds eased the heat..while
going thru the 2nd chamber saw this odd looking animal along the
east bank running thru the grass.. half ardvaark--half raccoon or so
it seemed--it is a Coatimundi... a nice transit thru Gatun lake followed then on thru
the 'ditch'..on to Pedro Miguel locks followed by Miraflores locks
before we approached the Pacific Ocean..looks like the NEW Canal is pretty close to be ready as we pass adjacent to it .. a lot different from when we last were here in January 2013 when it was 'without water'.. great day on this our 6th
full transit of the Canal...
 |
| Croc grabbing a meal before the Canal entrance |
 |
| Coatimundi wandering along in Gatun locks |
No comments:
Post a Comment