Showing posts with label Panama Canal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Panama Canal. Show all posts

April 29, 2010

Trouble Viewing Pictures??? Here's Plan B

Over the past day or so a few of you have mentioned that you have not been able to view some of our embedded photo albums. This seems to be a new issue with Picasa (web program we use to upload pictures to) and it seems to mostly involve those who use Internet Explorer. Things seem to work just fine in Firefox or Safari. After looking at the Picasa tech support boards it seems as though some believe that the current fix involves something between turning around quickly 3 times during a blue moon with your eyes closed or lots of praying to strange idols...um, OK...

The Picasa folks will figure it out. Until then, here's our "fix." If you are having difficulties viewing any of our South American photo albums when you click on them then try clicking on these links instead:
This should work. Let us know if you continue to have problems.

April 27, 2010

Panama Canal - The Educational Post


We traveled through the Panama Canal last week! We did this back in 2004 from the Caribbean Sea to Pacific Ocean. This time we are going through in the opposite direction (Pacific to Caribbean). It took our ship all day to completely go through the canal. Below is a map of where we were.
Exactly how does the Panama Canal work? Click on the links below to view brief animations of a ship traveling through the canal & of the locks:
 Click on the image below to view pictures from our recent transit through the Panama Canal:

Panama Canal '10
Having trouble viewing this album? Click on this link instead & then select the album of your choice:
http://electricpassport.blogspot.com/2010/04/trouble-viewing-pictures-heres-plan-b.html

April 20, 2010

Panama Canal Here We Come!


We’re heading through the Panama Canal on Wednesday (April 21st).  It will take all day to pass through the canal. There are cameras throughout. We are on the Norwegian Sun. It is the big white ship with a big yellow sun painted on the hull. Visit the link below to see what is passing through the Panama Canal right now.

April 1, 2010

South America Here We Come Again - Itinerary & Map

Itinerary & Map

Part One
    • April 1st Update
      (yellow dots = aftershocks that week & blue dots = aftershocks on 4/1)
  • Cusco, Peru
  • Machu Picchu (if conditions allow)
  • Pisac/Urubamba Valley, Peru

Part Two (map below is only for Part Two)
  • Santiago, Chile
  • Valparaiso, Chile (if conditions allow)
  • Coquimbo, Chile
  • Iquique, Chile
  • Arica, Chile
  • Lima & Callao, Peru
  • Trujillo & Salaverry, Peru
  • Cross The Equator
  • Through the Panama Canal
  • Puerto Limon, Costa Rica
  • Ocho Rios, Jamaica
  • Miami, Florida

May 4, 2006

Panama Canal Cruise - Spring 2004

In the Spring of 2004, we took a cruise through the Panama Canal and documented it using the links listed below.



The killer things about that cruise were that:

  • The average age of the cruiser was 67.
  • We took Joel's parents on the cruise for their 50th wedding anniversary.
  • Joel's father won a free cruise for 2 while on this cruise. They were some of the youngest folks on the ship.
  • We narrowly avoided a tornado enroute to Puerto Rico.
  • At the end of the 20 days, all family members were still talking to one another.