Going through the Panama Canal has been a long time dream of mine and was a major reason for our taking this trip to Costa Rica and Panama. Unfortunately, passenger ships have a very low priority on times to go through the canal, so our trip was mostly in the dark. Thus, some of these digital images have noise, but I decided to put them up anyway because of the content. This essay has pictures of a "documentary" style, and I hope that those who view them who haven't been through the canal will get a taste of what is ... (more)