Left Colon last night, wonder if the Panamanians know this is a bit of my bum. They tell me it's named after Chris Columbus, I can't work it out. Anyway, we sailed through the night to arrive for first lock transit at 7am. It's all a little over-hyped. It works just like all the locks we have in the UK, just a bit bigger. The operation is pretty slick with 6 locos keeping you in position & you go through speedily. The locks fill with water & you rise quickly. Took just over an hour to get through the 3 locks. The lakes we are sailing through are very nice with lots of densely forested islands, a few birds but not too much wildlife in evidence.
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