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Monkey Business 1
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Monkey Business 2
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Sunrise......en route to Nicaragua
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Catedral de la Ascuncion de Maria....the largest Cathedral in Central America, in Leon Nicaragua
Rosey-Noelle so far behind, trying to catch up:
Catedral de la Ascuncion de Maria....the largest Cathedral in Central America, in Leon Nicaragua
Rosey-Noelle so far behind, trying to catch up:
Catedral de la Ascuncion de Maria....the largest Cathedral in Central America, in Leon Nicaragua
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In the cathedral square...Leon Nicaragaua
Rosey-Noelle so far behind, trying to catch up:
Catedral de la Ascuncion de Maria....the largest Cathedral in Central America, in Leon Nicaragua
Rosey-Noelle so far behind, trying to catch up:
Catedral de la Ascuncion de Maria....the largest Cathedral in Central America, in Leon Nicaragua
Rosey-Noelle so far behind, trying to catch up:
In the cathedral square...Leon Nicaragaua
Rosey-Noelle so far behind, trying to catch up:
In the cathedral square...Leon Nicaragaua
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In the cathedral square...Leon Nicaragaua
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Volcanos in the "Ring of Fire" in Nicaragua
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Street in Corinto, Nicaragua
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Street in Corinto, Nicaragua
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This band was playing wonderful latin music as we arrived back at the cruise ship terminal in Corinto.
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Sunset....leaving Nicaragua.....heading towards Panama
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Panama Canal Cruise 1 - Daybreak - approaching Panama City
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Panama Canal Cruise 2 - A glimpse of Panama City at daybreak
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Panama Canal Cruise 3 - Sunrise over Panama City....a storm is brewing!
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Panama Canal Cruise 4 - the oncoming storm as we approach the Bridge of the Americas
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Panama Canal Cruise 5 - The storm causes a delay of 1.5 hours...the cruise ship and other vessels wait for it to pass before it can proceed through the canal.
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Panama Canal Cruise 6 - the storm caused havoc on the bow...most people ran to stay dry....
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Panama Canal Cruise 7 - a few hearty souls braved the elements...I was one of them! My reward was being able to get a spot at the front of the bow to take pictures as we go through the Canal!
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Panama Canal Cruise 8 - still NO visibility - the freighter is also waiting to go through the canal.
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Panama Canal Cruise 9 - finally after the delay it is our turn to enter the canal. Because everyone ran from the rain, I got to be right at the front of the bow of the ship! It poured continuously all the way through to Gatun Lake.
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Panama Canal Cruise 10 - leaving the Pacific side and entering the Miraflores locks....the ship enters the lock, the gates close and it fills with water, raising the ship up
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Panama Canal Cruise 11 - waiting for the water to fill the Miraflores locks
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Panama Canal Cruise 12 - Miraflores lock..limited visibilty in the canal...Holland America photographers waiting to capture us coming through
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Panama Canal Cruise 13 - water filling the Miraflores lock...26,700,000 US gallons of water are required to fill it from the lowered to raised position.
