OK. Now where were we? Literally and figuratively. Jan and Ken did fly off to Costa Rica and we did have a most wonderful visit with them. While they were here we visited the Mira Flores Locks, the first set of locks here on the Panama City side for the Panama Canal. The museum was ever so impressive and informative. The exhibits were visual feasts and extremely informative. All four of us came away feeling as though it was a class act. One of the exhibits was a replica of a large ship (container or otherwise) pilot house. Looking out the forward, port and starboard windows you saw the canal entrance and first set of locks as if you were standing in the pilot house. Let me tell you, as a little sailboat navigator it is eye opening to see how much these big ships can't see right around them due to deck/freight obstructions. The simulator even rumbled realistically so you experienced both visual and audio input. Way cool. This was Jan's favorite bit. Jan and Ken treated us at the fancy restaurant overlooking the locks so we feasted on delectable treats and watched ships transit back and forth from the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. We also saw our friends on She Wolf, a Tayana 42, pass thru on their way to Colon. We waved and took photos like crazy.
Ah, the perfect segway into the photo bit. Today I made it to the internet cafe, with our computer, and succeeded in uploading the photos that have been accumulating for ever so long. Even entered descriptions on all but the Canal album. I'll try and go back and enter some for it at another time. So, the link is
http://public.fotki.com/svceilidh/
and there you go. I'll be taking more photos in Panama and continue as we travel in Ecuador. Yes, we are still heading in that direction. Were tempted briefly to slip thru to the Atlantic side but decided to stick with the Ecuador plan. Should be on our way in a week if all goes well. I did miss out on two photos because the camera was not with me. One night as we were walking back to our dingy after a mango gathering expedition (yes, there are mango trees just asking to be picked!) we saw an armadillo scurry across the road and into a fenced off area. I have never seen a live armadillo before - only road kill models. On another walk we saw a sloth hanging from the fence. He s l o w l y reached down and scratched his hind leg and then just stayed in the scratch position for a good 5 min or so before moving this front leg back to the "hang on" position. We walked all over the jungle in Costa Rica looking for a sloth and found one in the parking lot in Panama. Go figure.
The clouds are building again and the thunder is booming so guess I'll shut the computer down for now and start getting ready for the rain. Love to you all
from the yin side
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