| Panama Canal Album |
| The Panama Canal is 50 miles across. There are three sets of locks. To go through the canal ships have to be raised to the level of Miraflores Lake. Then back to sea level. The lake is 78 feet above sea level. |
| Connecting a cable to the ship so the "mules" can pull the ship. Note the arrow to tell the ship which side of the canal to go on. |
| The trains, called mules, pulling the ship. |
| Mule trains pull all large ships through the locks. |
| A great moment. |
| The first set of locks, the Gatun Locks, with Gatun Lake in the background. |
| After crossing Gatun Lake, the second set of locks is the San Miguel locks. The next crossing, the Miraflores Lake, is in the background. |
| Third and last set of locks, the Miraflores Locks. They lower us back to sea level. |
| We leave the canal and enter the Pacific after passing under the Bridge of the Americas. |
| Discharging the water in the lock to lower the ship. |
| View out the window of our cabin on the ship as we pass through the locks. |
| There were many cargo ships passing through the locks. |
| Throwing the cables to connect to the mules. |
