049 Cycle Touring Panama

(Leana) #1

(^30) The next morning, an even less expensive abode was sought and, in the process, we
rode through the old town and onto the famous Panama Canal. Panama City was
situated at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. Still, the canal wasn’t half as
impressive as the Suez Canal, and I thought it was an audacity to charge an
entrance fee.
In Panama, sunrise was at approximately 6:20 a.m. and sunset at around 6:20 p.m.,
every day, year-round—no wonder it’s amongst the world’s top five places to retire.
Sadly, my camera packed up entirely, and I searched for a new one or a place to fix
it. Being Sunday, I found the majority of shops closed. The next day turned out a
public holiday, and little got done.

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