Going "downhill" by daylight is a damn site better!

We anchored for the night in front of the old Gatun Yacht Club- a major social institution for Canal Zone families for generations. Here we are raising anchor.

Line handlers snooze while waiting to arrive at the next set of locks.

An approaching lock.

The new bridge across the canal saves motorists a hundred mile drive.

Recently the hundred year old gear system that closed these massive doors, the workings of such would fill your house, has been replaced by hydraulic arms. The gears did not wear out, and they still worked perfectly. The system was just too slow for this century's traffic!

The lock drains, and we're off to the next set as soon as the forward gate opens. We are now safely anchored in the Pacific Ocean!