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| Plane selfie? Coolest picture I've ever taken! |
On November 28th, I visited the Panama Canal, one of the "seven wonders of the modern world." Connecting the Pacific Ocean with the Atlantic Ocean, the 48-mile long waterway took 10 years and $345 million to complete.
The end result? A 8,000 mile shortcut that over 15,000 ships will wait up to 24 hours to take!
While the French started the project in 1881, it was the US effort under the direction of President Roosevelt in 1904 that got the project finished. The first ship crossed the canal in 1914.
How does the canal work? The Atlantic and the Pacific are connected by a 48-mile long waterway, but it's a series of three locks that connect the higher elevation Pacific with the lower elevation Atlantic Ocean.
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| Three ships patiently waiting their turn. |
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| Like ships passing in the night |
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| Casco Viejo waterfront (Old Panama) |
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Ship passing through the canal
(with an unironic Panama hat in the foreground) |
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Some modern buildings on the
way to the airport |
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