Panama

Panama is obviously famous for its canal but is a lovely green country with beautiful beaches and rain forests also. The old city of Panama is being restored and is very atmospheric. But the main reason we visited was to see the canal and indeed transit it, which we did on Xmas day.

An interesting fact is that each of the locks takes 26 million gallons of water each time a boat goes through and it only takes 8 minutes for this water to enter the lock – that is quicker than filling a bath.
Below are some pictures of the canal.

From here its just a short flight north to Costa Rica