Panama Canal

We start the Panama canal early tomorrow which I am really excited for.

If anyone cares, apparently you will be able to see the ship on webcam as it goes through the canal

http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html

apparently that link has webcams at the Miraflores and Gatun Locks (i cant actually check it out myself)

my ship will be arriving in the
Mira Flores locks at 8:30 and leaving at 10:00.
Pedro Miguel locks at 11:00 and leaving at 11:30
and Gatun Locks at 15:30 and leaving at 18:10

I plan on laying out on deck all day so maybe you could even see me.

Costa Rica

Ohhh Costa Rica....

We all finished our finals the day before arrival and it was our last port so basically it turned into a second rendition of spring break '08. 20 of us rented a house in a beach/party town called Jaco which was about an hour and a half from Puntarenas where the ship was docked. I just had a great time (maybe too great) enjoying some of the last opportunities to hang out with my friends.

During the day we did manage to do some legitimate activities. The first day we took a several mile hike through a national park rainforest and the second day we went zip lining through the rainforest canopy on 14 different zip lines. The fastest one took us 60mph for half a mile. Other than that we just hung out at the house or on the beach and caused trouble whenever possible.
And I definitely did not rent a motorcycle…

DONE

finished my last final and turned in my last paper today! It should be against international maritime law for someone to have to study so much on a cruise ship. Its time for a week long vacation before going home.