All Ears® Guest Blog - Page 97

The technology is amazing. First, we have the technology of the Canal much of which has been in place since the 1930s. And, we have today’s technology. Deb Wills is watching the ship from the webcam on the locks and we are using SKYPE to talk about what’s happening. Way cool. (Deb’s Note: It was … Continue reading "Miraflores Locks Part 2 – Disney Magic Panama Canal"

Deck 7 aft (our no-longer-secret spot!) – You can see the container ship next to us also heading northbound. So much traffic from Pacific to Atlantic today that they have both lanes working northbound. (I learned at yesterday’s lecture that we actually move from south to north.) Also, there is one little place in Panama … Continue reading "Miraflores Locks Part 3 Disney Magic Panama Canal"

I never thought I’d feel this way on this cruise, but I was hungry! Michael and I first popped back down to Deck 7 aft to see the Pedro Miguel locks closing and their row boats. You will notice in the pics that these locks have double gates. For lunch today, they had a BBQ … Continue reading "Panama Canal Cruise Pedro Miguel Locks Disney Magic"

Thanks again for all of your notes! I love fan mail! Up to this point, I’ve only been a celebrity at my local Starbucks drive-thru and that’s just because of my car. A special thanks to my friends at home – pdxmavs (do we have a date in Feb???), Craig (275 days!!!), and Sara (Barley’s … Continue reading "Day at Sea – Disney Magic Panama Canal EB Cruise"

We awoke this morning already docked in Acapulco. We didn’t have any excursions scheduled, but decided to just get off the ship and walk a bit …just to say we’ve been to Acapulco. Well, that’s about it. We can say we’ve been to Acapulco and I don’t think I’ll be in any hurry to return. … Continue reading "Acapulco – Disney Magic Panama Canal Cruise EB August 2008"

Here we are with another day at sea. Michael and I are sitting on lounge chairs on deck 9 facing the beautiful blue Pacific. I just read through many messages forwarded to me from Deb. Thank you so much! You’re making me cry again. Can I tell you something? After my “intro” blog was posted, … Continue reading "Day at Sea – Disney Magic Panama Canal Cruise August 2008"