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| Our Transit from from Pacific side to Atlantic side in 2000 |
Dear Family and Friends
Crazy, crazy, crazy time here……. It’s been a hectic time with all
kind of boat projects and replacement of all batteries including Manuela breaking
her wrist and on and on and on. Definitely never a dull moment in and on
Paradise. Good news is we are finally transiting the canal this Friday May 11th
and as soon as we are settled in on the Pacific side I will catch you up on our
last 2 months in the Shelter Bay Marina.
The transit takes two days. We will leave the marina in the
afternoon to the flats which is the staging area for the adviser to board our
boat and lead us through the canal. Depending on traffic we will head up the
canal any time around 3pm and 5pm (Panama Time) and will settle in for the
night on one of the canal moorings at Lake Gatun anywhere from 5pm to 10pm, one
never knows.
Early around 6 am on Saturday 12th of May another adviser will board again and advise us through the rest of the canal. The canal is 80
kilometers or 50 miles long.
Anywhere from 1pm on to 5 pm you will be able to see us at the
Miraflores web cam heading down the second last lock. We hope our adviser will
contact the web cam guy so he can zoom in.
If you have time and want to take still shots as we go down we
would appreciate it very much.
Link to webcam:
Since our transit in 2000 Sid has done 15 transits total, myself 8, helping other cruisers to
get through. No matter how many times we do it, it’s still as exciting as our first one and each
transit is different adventure and we don’t get tired of it. Hey after all it’s a part of
History!
Our friends Kelly and Darren on Mischief and Juanjo (Shelter Bay
Marina manager) and his son will be our line handlers. Can’t wait to share this
historic moment with them.
If you are interested in following us through the canal, I will
keep everybody posted via FB (Manuela Olshefski) or whatsapp (+507 6559 8198).
If on Whatsapp send me a text, with your name so I know who it is, and I will add you to the chat.
Hugs and kisses
Sid and Manuela
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