Had to be out today but was hoping to catch the Gatun locks. Looks like I might.
More Gamboa info that I added above, but this thread is moving so fast, people will not know.
Gamboa is located on a sharp bend of the Chagres River at the point which feeds Lake Gatun. Just south of Gamboa, Lake Gatun and the Chagres meet the Gaillard Cut where the Canal cuts through the Continental Divide. Thus, though Gamboa is closer to the Pacific side of Panama, its watershed is on the Atlantic side. A single lane iron and wood bridge crosses the Chagres and is the only road access to Gamboa. This bridge is still in use today. Vehicles waiting to pass over the bridge must wait for a stoplight and enter the 1-lane bridge, since it is only capable of providing space for one car at a time.
This reminds me so much of our Millenium New Year trip on a Nile cruise
Esna locks very similar but on a smaller scale
And in UK we live walking distance of canal waterways....sort of Panama in miniature lol http://www.stourporttown.co.uk/
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