Canal Webcam

A person who was on one of the sailboats ahead of us on the second day contacted me. (We were tied up with his boat on Lake Gatun.) He was able to download our passage through the Mira Flores Lock from the Webcam that is positioned at the top of the tower.

Go to the following site to see how the lock works. Just let the page load, and watch carefully -- it will show a time lapsed series of photos, with boats entering, the lock emptying, and boats leaving. Our catamaran is the last boat (you cannot see the French boat very well) entering the lock. Three small cruise ships enter first, then two mono hulls, then us. We are the last boat to leave -- then the lock fills again to accept the next Pacific-bound boat.

http://www.oceanhippie.net/content.php?Cat=3&Res=1901