you gave us a great video...btw, I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where a 'pasty' is known in every town and that came from the Cornish miners (cousin Jacks) whose wives made pasties for them to eat at lunchtime...:)
Were a lot of lives lost to Malaria transmitted by mosquitoes, horrible hot weather of the tropical climate and machine accidents and just plain working until one got sun stroke. These were brutal conditions, even worse than what the men endured building Hoover Dam.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your 2 part series on the panama canal. I even went through the canal on google maps. I have a question: It seemed like all the ships are heading north with very few heading south... is this the case? why, why not?
@Chronix74 I am fairly sure that overall, taking into account all the different types of ships and boats that use the canal, as near as makes no difference the traffic is 50/50 in each direction. I don't know if this applies to cruise ships. It may not, but I don't think there will be a great difference one way or the other because NY - LA is just as good a cruise as LA- NY :-) But it's a great question, hopefully some experts will see it and give us the definitive answer.
Very good production and the dedication is warmly appreciated.
Hi Brother, Thank you for uploading such great video. More over I salute all the people who worked on this legend.
yes, the greatest physical feat of human effort ever.
you gave us a great video...btw, I am from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan where a 'pasty' is known in every town and that came from the Cornish miners (cousin Jacks) whose wives made pasties for them to eat at lunchtime...:)
Were a lot of lives lost to Malaria transmitted by mosquitoes, horrible hot weather of the tropical climate and machine accidents and just plain working until one got sun stroke. These were brutal conditions, even worse than what the men endured building Hoover Dam.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your 2 part series on the panama canal.
I even went through the canal on google maps.
I have a question:
It seemed like all the ships are heading north with very few heading south... is this the case? why, why not?
The Ancon was later renamed Permanante which later brought war bride from USA to New Zealand via Tahiti. 1945
Thanks for this extra info, much appreciated.
Great Job
@Chronix74 I am fairly sure that overall, taking into account all the different types of ships and boats that use the canal, as near as makes no difference the traffic is 50/50 in each direction.
I don't know if this applies to cruise ships. It may not, but I don't think there will be a great difference one way or the other because NY - LA is just as good a cruise as LA- NY :-)
But it's a great question, hopefully some experts will see it and give us the definitive answer.
@Thepoetastro
The Panama Canal is managed and operated by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), an autonomous agency of the government of Panama.
My last name is Gamboa! awesome