Again, it was a beautiful day when we woke up and we met
Tim and Barbara at the bottom of the gangway at 8:30am. Jeff and Vera had decided to stay on the ship.
We arranged with a guide with a van to take the 4 of us
to the rainforest and the Gamboa Resort where they have an aerial tram to view
the rainforest and the Panama Canal. We
were also going to go to the rescue zoo on the way back to the ship.
When we arrived at the resort after an hour drive we found
out that all of the slots in the morning were taken so we made a reservation for
1:30pm and went to the zoo which was close, back down the road.
The zoo was not the greatest zoo we have ever seen, but
it was fun and there were a lot of animals.
It was also Saturday so there were a lot of families with kids really
enjoying the day, as were we with our driver/guide Jacob leading us around the
zoo.
Then we went back to the resort and had lunch and talked
while we waited for our reservation time.
We took a shuttle to the tram and the ride was amazing. We were in a tram car for the 4 of us with a naturalist
in the front talking about the rainforest and pointing our items of
interest. The ride was very slow and it
took about 20 minutes to get to the top of the mountain. Then we walked about another 20 minutes up
the hill until we arrived at the top where we had a 10 story platform to
climb.
During the walk up, the naturalist pointed out a lot of
interesting things, including the many nests of termites that were in the
forest. She opened up one next and
offered a termite to eat, after eating one herself Ed took her up on it and he
ate two. The taste was that of wood!!
The climb to the top was on a ramp that revolved around
the tower and both of us did not have any trouble making the climb.
The view from the top was amazing we could see the main
river that feeds the big lake in the center of the canal and then the canal
going both directions.
When we finished in the rain forest it was running late
so the guide took us back the fast way and we were back to the ship at 4:00pm.
The rest of the evening followed our usual pattern of:
1.
Getting
snacks and eating on our deck.
2.
Taking a nap
3.
Going to the show - it was good.
4.
Going to dinner - it was also good.
5.
Going to the casino where Barb and Barbara both played in a free slot tournament but did win, Then in a regular session, Barb lost just a
little and Ed lost. The good news is
that we are still ahead for the trip.
Tomorrow we land in Cartagena,
Colombia and we are there for two days so it should be lots of fun.
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| The Gambio Resort on the Panama Canal |
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A Toucan
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| A termite nest |
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| The 10 story tower we climbed |
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| Our snack on the balcony |
