Well, I hope this post works! I am emailing you from Panama City to let you all know that I have arrived here safe and sound!
Today we met up with most of the scientific crew that is going to be on the ship with us and took a tour with some of them to the must see sights here in Panama. We visited the canal and watched some ships going through the locks. We also visited the rainforest, which is right alongside the canal. The rainforest trip was actually on a boat (like we wont get enough time on a ship as it is) and we were boating right inbetween these huge tankers and containerships, even the same one that we saw go through the locks! We also saw lots of animals: a crocodile, a few monkeys that came down on the boat and ate the bread the pilot was holding out for them, some eagle type birds, a midnight heron, an iguana, lots of pretty butterflies, and my favorite, a two toed sloth! All in all, it has been a great day. We are loading up our ship tomorrow with all the equipment and everything, and will be spending tomorrow night onboard, though we will not be leaving port until thursday morning.
Well, that is your Panama update! Next in the series an update from the R/V Seward Johnson!
Love,
Ruth
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