My flight to Panama was not too bad in the end. I was annoyed at not being able to fly BA as I would have been able to use their lounge at Heathrow and at Miami. However, Continental was surprisingly good for the long haul segment to Newark, with a nice wide screen entertainment system, a wide choice of films, and a decent seat pitch so that I did not have to sit with my knees in the air. Also had power outlet at each seat in economy so that I could work on the laptop for most of the flight. Not many other airlines do that. Had to pay for my drink but I can live with that.
I had planned to get to Panama two days before starting work to allow for some sightseeing and recovering from jet lag. My intention had been to go on the Panama canal transit, which only operates on Saturday mornings. Unfortunately, I was not able to book this up when I arrived and so missed out yet again. However, I did the next best thing which was a tour of the more interesting parts of the city, including two hours at the Panama canal visitors centre. This was very informative and gave a good overview of how the canal was constructed and how it operates. We were able to see two ships passing from the canal into the Pacific through the Miraflores locks next to the visitors centre. I have seen plenty of boats going though the locks at Brentford, but it has to be said that the Panama Canal is on a totally different scale to the Grand Union – very impressive stuff.
I had planned to get to Panama two days before starting work to allow for some sightseeing and recovering from jet lag. My intention had been to go on the Panama canal transit, which only operates on Saturday mornings. Unfortunately, I was not able to book this up when I arrived and so missed out yet again. However, I did the next best thing which was a tour of the more interesting parts of the city, including two hours at the Panama canal visitors centre. This was very informative and gave a good overview of how the canal was constructed and how it operates. We were able to see two ships passing from the canal into the Pacific through the Miraflores locks next to the visitors centre. I have seen plenty of boats going though the locks at Brentford, but it has to be said that the Panama Canal is on a totally different scale to the Grand Union – very impressive stuff.
More Panama photos at http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/rajbooth/Panama?authkey=nfXJ_kSh7z0
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