Panama Canal

Here is a final blog regarding my Panama Canal trip. My favorite part, and really my reason for going, was to go through the Panama Canal. Of course there was a lot more going on. It was just over two weeks long, which is a long time as far as I'm concerned. Most of those days were on the boat, but there were stops along the way.

First, the boat experience. They have a lot of activities so folks had stuff to do. First of all, there were three meals - a breakast and lunch buffet and a fancy meal for dinner. They had a small theater where they showed movies. There was a jogging track on the top deck and a nnarby, indoor exercise room. There were live shows which were not all that interesting to me, but there was a ventrologist who was hilarious.

We started at Tampa, Florida and ended up in Los Angeles. Along the way there were stops at the Grand Caymman Island; Caragena, Columbia; Guatamala; and Puerta Vallarata, Mexico. You can pay extra to be part of a guided tour or you can just get off the boat and walk around. You didn't always fully experience the culture because you often encountered people and businesses set up there to sell their stuff. Even with that, being in new places is very inbteresting. Generally speaking, I don't think I'll do any more cruises, but this was fun and I highly recommend everyone do at least one or two.