Entering and leaving Gatun Locks. This set of locks is on the Caribbean side of Panama.
Through the Panama Canal…. again
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Cartagena tugboat
As seen out my porthole.
Chillin’ in Acapulco – wishing you were with me
I stopped by Senor Frogs; right next to the ship in Acapulco. The food was surprisingly good.
Ships docked in the day?
Rather than passing in the night. My ship, the Constellation, is on the right. Its sister ship, the Infinity is on the left. We met in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. A fun time was had by all.
Mount Kileuea – ‘Aina A KeAkua E Noho Ai
Land where the goddess dwells.
Hey. We missed a nice place in Acapulco.
The photo shows the street entrance to a shady promenade with many trees and fountains. It was wonderful relief from the warm sun, and was surrounded by little shops and cafes. Acapulco Bay was at my back, across the street. The promenade led back to a large, relatively modern church called San Filipe de Jesus. The entire roof of the church was one big dome. Inside, the statues were being covered with purple cloth in preparation for Good Friday. Inside, to the left of the main door, was a life-size crucifex done in early colonial Spanish style; dark wood, beautifully grotesque, oozing lots of emotion.
I spotted this pretty bird on the rocks at the pier on my way back to the ship. It was moving from rock to rock, looking for a meal no doubt.
Putnarenas Catedral
I took a nice long walk around town. I could see the steeple of this church from the ship, so my mission was to find it. It was a bit farther than it appeared. The nice part was that the best vantage point was a bench in the shade; a nice addition to the music coming from the church (see my earlier post about Puntarenas).
Yet another Church … St. John’s, Antigua
Church of St John the Devine. A previous post had a photo of me drawing this church. There are several vantage points. This one offered the best all around view…. and the hottest. It was so hot that I added the color after I returned to the ship. Thank you to my friend Charley for taking the earlier photo, and hanging around while I did the sketch.
