Author: Miranda
Today, is a big day for us as we are scheduled to transit the Panama Canal starting this afternoon. We are currently in Colon, Panama on the Caribbean side. We will meet up with our transit advisor this afternoon and begin the first portion of the canal, going through the Gatun Locks sometime between 4:00 pm and 6:00 pm this afternoon.
We’ll spend the night anchored on Lago Gatun and complete the western half of the canal tomorrow.
It’s possible to watch us transit through two of the canal’s lock systems by webcam!
Here is the link: http://www.pancanal.com/
Try looking for us this afternoon in the Gatun locks camera! We are finding that the high resolution tab is best if you have the bandwidth. They aren’t actually streaming video, but instead showing a new still picture every 10 seconds.
Tomorrow, look for us as we go through the Miraflores locks! Unfortunately, I don’t have a more specific time, but I’ll do my best to update our location via facebook if we have cell signal. Most likely, we’ll be part of a three sailboats that are tied together.
Do us a BIG favor and take some screen shots on your computer if you see us! We’d LOVE to see what our boat looks like going through the canal, so send us these snapshots as attachments if you’ve got them.
Wish us luck!