Fuerte Amador : Panama City

Second last stop on the cruise. The city is very high rise, most of which has popped up since the USA handed back the canal zone in 2000.
Went and had a look at the Miraflores Locks at the Pacific end of the canal. No ships 😞 They went through early in the morning and no more expected while we were there. Oh well, we will go through tomorrow so I guess I'll see a ship go through then.
Did a walking tour of the old town. It was getting run down as there was no tourism much in Panama until 2000. Been mostly renovated and is very nice. Bought a shaved ice with coconut as its hot and humid. Got an indigenous embroidery called a 'mola'. Small but a good souvenir as the guide said the lady makes them herself.
It's been interesting looking at the cars in different places. Most are the same as Oz but in some places with more Chinese brands I have never heard of. Saw a Chevy corvette zr6 parked during our walking tour. Tolerably interesting. Not something you see every day. Then I saw a couple of Polaris Slingshots. Drool! Very unusual and interesting. Unlike the Chev they rated some photos 😀
We will be going through the Panama Canal tomorrow. Waiting to hear what time our slot is. I am going to try and get a time lapse of the whole trip. Its funny to think that 'América' is only 80km wide here.Read more