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Slowhatch:
When I first saw the "uprights" I thought they were overhead lines and on the right side of the photo was a rail line. But I think Panama uses standard locomotives, so maybe they're just power poles. Two things we know: it's early (shadows); and as Puddin wrote earlier, nobody seems in a big hurry.

supsandalee:

--- Quote from: puddin on October 23, 2005, 06:53:37 PM ---and I don't see that the Weavers are standing on the pitstop mat..this picture is bugging me ! have we ever been shown a picture of a team at the pitstop ? let alone cheering before ?   >^%
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I found this pic from a panama canal site. It definately runs along the canal. From Google Earth I could see it running from below the Miraflores Locks to the Pedro Miguel Locks. I don't know where the teams are since it is a long track. The Miraflores Visitors Center opens at 9 a.m. so maybe that's where the teams have to wait at the gate for opening??

As for the Weavers .. maybe someone had to confirm they completed a task that took them a long time (like the bird watching) and they just got excited that they finished? Don't know.

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puddin:
Oh , Uprights  *8/ ..


In this pic noone is infront of DJ in the boat
but in the next pic it looks like he moved , just looking for a reason other why the Paolos are on the boats , unless they did take the FF and are on the way to the pitstop but, why is there a boat next to them if they are ahead , to the right ?





Linzes
where did the boatman go ?? and they switched seats

puddin:
sups what can we look for ?

supsandalee:

--- Quote from: puddin on October 23, 2005, 09:48:30 PM ---sups what can we look for ?
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I'm not sure but the Visitors Center seems to be the only way to access the locks. Here's some shots of it and some speculation.

The information on the center is interesting. It talks about getting there by bus (some are old school buses) but more interesting is that the buses only drop you off at the front during specific hours. Otherwise, you'll get dropped off at the main hwy and have to walk 5-10 minutes. Maybe that's what the Linzs and Godlewskis are doing since the pics of the railroad run along there as well. If they know they don't open until 9 a.m they wouldn't necessarily be in a hurry. And wouldn't this be a good place to make teams race around and get clues??

From website:
"The new visitors center at Miraflores Locks has recently opened to the public, and is open daily between 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The center faces the Locks, resides just in front of the control tower, and has four floors; from any of the three floors photos can be taken of the locks from their respective balconies.

Getting to Miraflores Locks
From Panama City, you can either take a public bus or taxi. The buses depart from a terminal known as "SACA", which is situated in downtown. From there you can take either of two buses, Summit Gardens or Paraiso.

There are two style buses that service Miraflores, a newer air-conditioned bus and the older school bus style. The newer bus costs $0.50 and the older $0.35. During the hours of 4:00 a.m. - 7:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., and 10:00 p.m. these buses drive right to the entrance to the locks. At all other times you will have to get off on the main highway and walk approximately 5-10 minutes to the Locks. If you are not traveling during the above hours you should notify the driver when boarding that you would like to be dropped off at the entrance to Miraflores. The bus ride lasts approximately 20 minutes."


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