Category Archives: Panama

Panama Canal – Part One

By B.J. | Published January 26, 2014

Crossing the Panama Canal is one of those “Gotta See It” wonders of the world.  Of course we’d read about the canal in history class and intellectually you “know” about it.  But really getting an eyeful of this stunning engineering accomplishment is a bit humbling.  To realize it was built Read On..

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Give Me Shelter

By B.J. | Published January 25, 2014

The Colón side (or ‘North’ side if that is your dubious preference) of the Panama Canal boasts only one marina – Shelter Bay Marina.  Fortunately for people passing through the canal it’s actually a pretty nice place.  It’s not cheap – but then there are very few places where to Read On..

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The East (North?) Side of Panama – Clearing In

By B.J. | Published January 21, 2014

Intellectually, when one crosses from the Caribbean (East) to the Pacific (West) you’d be traveling from East to West, don’t ya think?  When you start reading about the Panama Canal though you hear about ‘Northbound’ and ‘Southbound’.  Huh? View Larger Map Well if you look at a map of Panama Read On..

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Trinidad to Panama

By B.J. | Published January 20, 2014

Trinidad to Panama is about 1,100 nautical miles.  Conveniently, there are a few islands en route like Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao (known as “The ABC’s) that are about halfway across and make for a convenient stopping place.  Inconveniently Venezuela and it’s territorial waters stick up rather in the way. Venezuela Read On..

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