Latin America 2022 # 5: Panama Canal and Costa Rica Rain Forest

 Latin America 2022 # 5

Panama Canal and Costa Rica Rain Forest, Part 1

  

Jerry uses marine app showing ships waiting, entering and leaving canal

Ship’s upper deck

Interesting designed bridge crosses canal

Stowaway

 

First lock

Tractors aka “Mules” pull ship through canal

Lock doors open up

Bulk carrier ship. Could be carrying grain, scrap metal, coal, etc.

Guess the details about this ship! Information comes from Marine app

Here are the details!

See ya in Houston!

Ship’s keep coming and coming and coming… 24/7

Tanker - This is our third trip visiting the canal. The new changes are quite remarkable.

Fruit presentation for lunch

Dinner time

Off to the rain forest. Large storm caused all of this debris to wash up on the beach

Da Gadna!

Plenty of roadside homes along railroad tracks

Many roadside restaurants

Costa Rican currency

Pretty bay

There is always something to buy

Beginning of rain forest

Thick vegetation now showing up

River emptying into bay offers something very unique

Crocodiles! Love eating cattle but have to wait until animal decomposes in order to eat it without expending a lot of energy.

"Upscale" hotel near the crocs and other critters

Several villages along the way with few amenities. 

Road gets a little rough!

Getting ready to take tram up into the clouds and the rain forest