Panama Day 5 (Final Day)

On our last day in Panama, Grammie Maggie and Trisha headed to Parque Natural Metropolitano in the morning, a tropical rain forest within the city limits. We took an Uber to the trailhead of The Mono Titi and La Cieneguita trails. The ranger at the trailhead immediately pointed out a beautiful bird and also a sloth in the trees. We were hopeful to find more wildlife along our journey but think we needed the locals to point them out for us. We did climb to an overlook of the city which was nice before heading back down.




Our last adventure for the day was to Miraflores Locks in the Panama Canal. In the locks, vessels are lifted or lowered 54 feet in two stages. In the morning, ships travel from the Pacific toward the Atlantic. In the afternoon, ships travel from the Atlantic toward the Pacific. They are currently working on an expansion to allow ships to travel in both directions. We were lucky to arrive just as a large ship was entering the locks and witness a pretty impressive operation. We also explored the visitor center and had a drink overlooking the locks.



And our Panama adventure ended with a ride from JoseAntonio (from Ancon Expeditions the day before) who offered to drive us to the airport on his way back home. Thanks JoseAntonio!