Panama Canal - Day 2 (continued)

As we approached Pedro Miguel lock the water turned very muddy. There had been heavy rainfall in the area over the last few days and the lake was fed by the Chagres River which brought the silt and debris down. We caught up with Puffin along the way and met some more container ships going the opposite direction. After a while the large ships didn't seem to frighten us as much anymore. We seemed to get used to their presence! As we approached the lock we passed under the Centennial bridge and marvelled at the interesting architecture. I was later told in the Balboa Yacht Club bar that an Australian engineer was responsible for the bridge design and construction.