16/5/09 - 9.05.5N 79.41.0W Part 1

Flying Cloud
Julian Nichols
Sat 16 May 2009 09:49

What a fantastic day - having left at 7am we were through the Miraflores Locks and in the Pacific by 13.30, again tied up to Elvis.
The only fly in the ointment was the failure of the Panama Canal webcam system! Lots of disappointed friends and relatives - so here are lots of photos....

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Flying Cloud passing a PANAMAX vessel (first of the day).

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These things are very big, and we are very small!

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We had plenty of lighter moments in the locks...

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Flying Cloud and Elvis entering the Miraflores Locks nested together.

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I did some hard work you know...