The Panama Canal and other Highlights

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We enjoyed the cool weather of Boquete, which is high up in the mountains and perfect flannel weather

 

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This rock structure was on the side of the road, just out of Boquete

 

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….We had to go play on it

 

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Tree carving in Boquete

 

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More zoo pictures!

 

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The coolest birdcage design yet to be discovered

 

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And then we got caught in the daily downpour with this poor guy

 

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Maggy takes lots of nature pictures

 

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View of Panama City at a marina off of Amador Causeway

 

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Maggy got to see the Panama Canal for the first time! A RoRo, ferry, and catamaran went through the locks together….the catamaran got worked when the RoRo started propulsion

 

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View of the Miraflores set of locks from the balcony of the Panama Canal Museum

 

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We snuck out to see the Panama Canal expansion project and got a couple pictures in before a security guard found us

 

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The panama canal gates waiting to be installed

 

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We were able to drive over the Gatun set of locks since a bridge is built right over one of the gates! ( So you can only drive when the locks are filling/emptying)

 

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After days of paperwork and stress, the car was finally dropped off at the port and cleared for its shipment on a RoRo to Colombia where we will meet it. Our last night in Panama was spent in Casco Viejo