Panama...not what you might expect

The country of Panama is booming! The skyline is impressive with construction cranes everywhere. Even more impressive is the cycling infrastructure.. really exceptional. We could have ridden all day along the causeway bike path between Fuerte Amador (a huge beautiful cruise port under construction there now) and downtown Panama City, but this is our third and final day in this surprising country...our ship weighs anchor about 5:00pm. And in case you were wondering about the Panama Canal...since the U.S. turned over the canal to the Panamanians in 1999, it is doing very well. It too is growing...the new expanded locks are open for mega ship traffic and the whole Canal Zone seems well managed and thriving. As they say here...Panama is the new Miami...