Kevin and Jessie's World Travel's: The Panama Canal

On Saturday, January 19 Kevin and I flew to Panama City. We flew from Colorado Springs to Dallas, had a 5-hour layover in Dallas, and then flew 4 hours down to Panama City. The best part about this trip was that we got to sit in First Class the whole way! We arrived in Panama City around 9:00pm and were at our hotel around 10. We settled into our hotel and fell asleep around midnight.

Welcome! About to go through customs and immigration.

I love getting new stamps in my passport!

We woke up at 8:30 on Sunday morning and left the hotel at 10:00am. The ship docks in Colon, which is about an hour north of Panama City, so we arranged for a transfer and arrived at the ship around 11:00am. We got on the ship and ate lunch in the Windjammer before completing our inspection. We finished the inspection around 1:30pm and began the drive back to Panama City. Our driver agreed to stop at the Miraflores Locks on the way back to the city and we were so excited to finally visit the Panama Canal. We have been to Panama City at least 4 different times and have driven past the Canal, but never got to visit the world famous locks! It was such a fascinating process to watch! We didn’t get to stay too long, but we thoroughly enjoyed the time we spent at the Canal! We got back to the hotel around 4pm and then went over to the mall that was right next to the hotel. We bought some Panamanian hot sauce and beer and then grabbed a quick bite to eat at Tony Roma’s. We went back to the hotel and took a quick nap before our friend Rachel picked us up for dinner. She took us to Jimmy’s, which is a very popular local seafood restaurant. I am not a huge fan of seafood, but what I tried was pretty good! We went over to Rachel’s friend’s house for a quick visit and got back to the hotel around 11:30. We packed our bags and crashed.