March 3-14, 1999, from San Juan to St. Thomas, Oranjestad Aruba, Willemstad
Curacao, through the Panama Canal, Caldera Costa Rica, and ending at Acapulco
Mexico. This would have been our second cruise together with Barbara & Jim
Druding and this was the cruise where we met Patty Gates. Our ship was Royal
Caribbean's Vision of the Seas.
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One of many engines towing us through |
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The administrative building of the locks |
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One of the massive lock doors |
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A dredge keeping the channel clear |
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A marina near the Pacific side |
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Nearing the end of the locks |
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Just having left locks, entering the Pacific |
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Heading out the channel into Pacific |
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Fun time in the Dining Room. Betty Burch & Jim Druding with waiter |
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Betty Burch & Barbara Druding with waiters |
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Betty Burch & Barbara Druding with waiters |
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Map of Volcano Poas in Costa Rica |
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Overlooking the lake in the Volcano |
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The steam shortly closed out visibility |
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Another plot map of the volcano |
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Jim & Barbara Druding along the trail |
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A nice Costa Rican restaurant |
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