Day 12 - Panama Canal

Oh my god, we got up at 5:30am this morning. We were out the door and out on the bow of the ship by 6am. Ken, you would have been proud of mom, she was up and with no coffee, following right behind us. The had Panama Rolls, juice, and coffee for breakfast. I will tell you the rolls are to die for. I am getting the recipe and hope to make them and home. We were about a hour behind schedule, but finally made our way into the canal around 7am. The process of getting in and out of the locks is a thing to behold. It was so hot outside, but was well worth seeing how they raise a ship 27 feet to each lock. We finally had lunch around 11:30am and were starving. After lunch we came back to the room, and continued watching the movement in the canal. Beth and I went to a Party Planner demonstration on how to make easy cheese fondue and of course got the recipe. We finally made out way our of the canal around 5pm. It was well worth the long day. Mom went to the casino and Beth and I went to dinner. Mom had a big lunch and had fruit for dinner. I think she is winning enough to keep her playing but finally losing it in the end, but is having a good time. I went to see the movie X-men: first class in the screening room at 7pm. It was nice to see a current movie with out having to pay for it. Tomorrow we stop in Colombia, so we will have been in all the Americas this last 2 weeks.