Bengt's 'canal' crew


1- 'Antje' is the boat we go through the canal with


2- Marion is always positive despite the rain


3- THe skipper preparing lines


4- Paul och Katharina happy in the rain


5- Paul och Katharina


6- Pilotboat coming alongside


7- And the advisor jumps onboard


8- Our wonderful line-handlers. Paul och Marion from 'Luna Mare' and Katharina from 'Nana'


9- Advisorn gives information and got 'real' coffee while it was nescafe for the crew


10- We forgot his name but he was a wonderful man


11- Approaching the channel


12- The new bridge has only been open for some months


13- Aproaching the first lock


14- Soon in he chamber, lines have been thrown


15- 'Nesting'


16- On the way in


17- We went through with 'Georgia M'


18- Lots of turbulence so the lines have to be kept tight


19- Bye bye Atlantic


20- Linehandlning is hard, here Paul och Marion


21- Advisorn has kontroll


22- Turbulence


23- On the way up


24- No return now


25- Teh other chamber


26- Going up means lying behind the big ship


27- THe other day, on the way to the Pacific. Paul steering


28- THe other Advisorn to the left


29- the Advisor was a nice guy


30- Katharina takes a break after handling the lines. All has to be rady before locking in.


31- Soon


32- 'Nesting'


33- Advisorn keeps kontroll


34- In into the first down chamber. Here we are in front of the ship


35- It is important to have all lines tight before the ship comes in since there is a lot of current in the lock.


36- Fordeck: Katharina and Elisabeth. Happy in the sun.


37- We lock down with 'Ocean Mercury'


38- Pedro Miguel locks


39- Miraflora locks, we see the Pacific


40- Waiting for the rain


41- The last lock has a visitors centre. (left)


42- Than the rain starts. Paul och Marion take cover under the solarpanel


43- Waiting


44- 'Ocean Mercury' is pulled by six locomotivs


45- He comes close


46- Very close


47- According to the advisor there has been to little rain so the waterlevel in the lake is low


48- At lasr the last gate opens and we can enter the Pacific

49- Katharinas man, Daniel, came to get our crew but first a toast to the Pacific


50- Bengts crew through the canal. Paul, Marion, Elisabeth, Wim och Katharina