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There are 6 locks in total going through the Canal. The first 3 are in Lake Gatun & we did those at night. At 1st, I was a little disappointed, but as it turned out, going through at night was quite interesting. The 1st set of locks started low & we rose up. We were centered tied, which was preferable. Overnighted in Gatun Lake. There were 7 on board - 4 line handlers, the captain, the advisor (a local Panamanian working for the Canal) & the photographer.
The Miraflores locks are the ones which open up onto the Pacific. We started high & then dropped. This time we were tied to the side which wasn't the safest spot as there is quite a bit of turbulence & unpredictable currents. Luckily, we didn't have any issues due to Capt'n Pete's skilled piloting.
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