Colon, Panama

We didn’t wake up all night until we heard doors slamming around us indicating we had arrived in Colon, Panama! The Vision of the Seas is here also. We again had a leisurely breakfast then decided we would get off and walk the shopping area outside the ship. It is a very seedy area and we didn’t spend much time but did walk through the shops. It didn’t feel very safe here though and security even near the ship was not anywhere near as tight as it is at other ports. Again it is oppressively hot here. This port is also very industrial and the area surrounding it are ships at anchor waiting their turn to transit the canal.

We are back now and since our balcony is now in the shade, Kay is out there reading and I will join her as soon as I finish the blog. We are not going to the show tonight as it is a production show we have seen before and tomorrow is our first excursion in Costa Rica and it is also Kay’s birthday so she wants me to go out on the balcony and sing happy birthday to her in the morning…….I don’t think so.

Exiting the ship you enter a building with shops then climb the stairs
to this bridge the takes you to shopping "mall" on the other side of
the street.  The bridge was full of vendors as well.

This mosaic was the prettiest thing we saw in Colon!

 

Shopping area across the bridge from the ship.

Kay and I laughed at this spelling of coffee....cooofee?