Driving through the Panama Canal - Literally

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."

¬Amelia Earhart

I haven't really made my official bucket list in life, probably because of how long it would truly be. But if I had an official bucket list, this one would definitely be on it. 

After nearly 18 months of driving OVER the Panama Canal on the Bridge of the Americas to simply get home or go grocery shop, this was cool experience. 

Ominous and adventurous! Being able to say I drove through the Panama Canal NOT over goes into the record book. I have driven in Hong Kong (opposite side of the road), I have driven ambulances with lights and sirens up the wrong direction of interstates, and even driven Humvees for the US Army. But this one is thrilling experience.

The "bridge" is literally a one way steel gated drawbridge like route that is just wide enough for a car or bus to cross. The water of the canal is literally a few feet below you and the waves can be see right out the window. On one side you have Atlantic Ocean rocking the waves. On the other side you have giant interlocking steel doors holding back a 20+ foot wall of water. 

At the same time you want to stop and take it in, your hearts palpates and says get across quickly. The only cooler thing I would have loved to do while there was be this lock workers and "WALK" across the Panama Canal.