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Post by chech on Nov 13, 2014 3:18:22 GMT
New pictures are up! I managed to get a night long wifi connection in my room and got all my photos uploaded. I've inserted new photos in day one and day two. The rest should go up at regular intervals over the next few days.
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Post by Boop on Nov 13, 2014 23:27:30 GMT
Soooo much better! Having all the pictures certainly enhances the tale...
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Post by chech on Nov 14, 2014 3:47:24 GMT
Day Three is up.
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Post by tiffany on Nov 14, 2014 12:52:39 GMT
Day three sounds like the most interesting day so far, and I’m loving the picture you are posting. So far, this sounds like a very interesting tour.
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Post by solaria on Nov 14, 2014 20:19:04 GMT
I'm not very good on Facebook - don't really understand how it works but I do have an account (kids insisted) and I occasionally get a message from a friend re a photo they put up. I went into my Facebook yesterday and was surprised to see some photosof Panama from you Chech! I realied I must have ticked 'like' for Trafalgar at some stage and your photos and some others came thru! I loved the one if the litlle fellow helping with the camera tripod Great trip! What are the little 'gulf carts' that scoot up and down beside the canals?
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Post by Tonnet on Nov 14, 2014 22:28:37 GMT
Hi Solaria,
The little 'gulf carts' are actually called 'mules'. Their job is to keep vessels over 65 feet aligned in the locks and restraining them from collisions. The original locks were designed for the ships of the day (circa 1900). There is new construction being done now to accommodate the larger bulk carriers now used in trade. It's all good for Panama and the economy there and of great benefit to the world of shipping.
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Post by californian on Nov 14, 2014 23:33:00 GMT
Solaria, Tonnet, could one of you help me to find Chech's pictures? it seems to be a hashtag , I have no idea how to work that or subscribe? ? I have look at the link on the Trafalgar facebook page, but from there is a mystery to me...Chech used to put her Flickr link, that I could see... (I feel very old)
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Post by Tulips on Nov 14, 2014 23:39:02 GMT
I'm just getting a change to look at this now. It's been crazy for me the last week.
You'll be happy to be down south Chech, as there is pleasantly a large snowstorm here.
I just about fell over laughing when you said 50 degrees because I love the heat, but even that is too much for me. LOL!
Great tale so far.
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Post by Boop on Nov 14, 2014 23:46:47 GMT
Solaria, Tonnet, could one of you help me to find Chech's pictures? it seems to be a hashtag , I have no idea how to work that or subscribe? ? I have look at the link on the Trafalgar facebook page, but from there is a mystery to me...Chech used to put her Flickr link, that I could see... (I feel very old) www.flickr.com/photos/chech1965/15591125668/in/set-72157646849527944Just click on "Panama"....this should bring up all Chech's pics and videos of Panama!
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Post by chech on Nov 15, 2014 0:05:36 GMT
You can view the photos at this link: www.flickr.com/photos/chech1965/collections/For FB, when you're on the TT page, scroll down a little bit and look at the small sections to the left. You'll see one called Posts to Page and click on the > just to the right of that. Then you can scroll down to see the posts left there.
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Post by chech on Nov 15, 2014 1:14:10 GMT
Day Four is up. And I'm ready for bed.
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Post by californian on Nov 15, 2014 15:54:39 GMT
Thank you for the link, Boop and Chech, great pictures as always Chech, I am enjoying your tale very much, looking forward to Cartagena.
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Post by chech on Nov 15, 2014 17:58:18 GMT
Day Five is up. And yes, it's so hot in Cartegena, first thing I did when I came back for lunch just now was to check the climate in Vietnam. LOL. Nope...won't face this heat is the whole country, just in the south.
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Post by 1jhwks on Nov 16, 2014 0:24:42 GMT
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Post by chech on Nov 16, 2014 1:02:51 GMT
Day Six is up. Nope. No rum at all. Lots and lots of coffee though. I don't think you want this hot weather. It saps every ounce of strength from you...lol
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Post by chech on Nov 16, 2014 12:13:59 GMT
Day Seven is up.
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Post by chech on Nov 17, 2014 10:29:13 GMT
Day Eight is up. And I'm off to the airport with laryngitis...and Colombian airports are screening for ebola. Hopefully they'll understand 'no habla ebola!' If not, there might be an unexpected day twelve and thirteen to this tale.
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Post by marielouise on Nov 17, 2014 16:05:41 GMT
Chech, I haven't read all of your tale yet but I want to make a comment about Dukoral. When I went to Peru in 2012, there were several American doctors on the tour, one was an enterologist and he claimed there was no such thing as a vaccine to prevent travellers diarrhea, he made me feel like I was making it up, I had taken it on your advise. One was a pediatrician and he googled it and told them I was correct, but I don't think he convinced the enterologist. Apparently it is not available in the US or was not at that time.
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Post by chech on Nov 17, 2014 19:52:49 GMT
That would make sense. None of the Americans I talked to on the tour ever heard of it. And none of the Canadians got sick.
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Post by mary on Nov 18, 2014 2:43:17 GMT
I've been off the board due to something called work. Looking forward to reading your tale.
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Post by chech on Nov 18, 2014 14:41:13 GMT
Day Nine is up.
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Post by chech on Nov 18, 2014 15:09:27 GMT
And Day Ten is up.
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Post by tiffany on Nov 19, 2014 13:03:56 GMT
This sounds like a great tour Chech, but I, too, would have a problem with the heat and humidity. I don’t mind a dry heat, but humidity really gets to me. I don’t think I would be able to do this tour in the heat.
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Post by chech on Nov 19, 2014 15:41:42 GMT
Yeah. You were worried about the humidity in Greece and what little was there was nothing compared to this. It was oppressive. Now, it is November - the tail end of the wet season. In Jan/Feb, it's drier. And compared to Cartagena, it was downright delightful in Panama. Cartagena was unbelievably hot, and it didn't get the cloud cover that Panama did cause that made it tolerable. In Boquete, it was nicer - less humidity. In Cartagena, the guide said the humidity was lower than normal. I honestly don't know how they do it. Now, I'm off to get a doc to listen to my lungs. <cough><cough> I'm going to have to consider more aggressive anti-allergy measures in jungle countries now...even if it means wearing a mask.
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Post by Boop on Nov 20, 2014 3:09:57 GMT
Once again, very enjoyable tour tale and pics Chech!! I'm sure there's one more day to be had coming soon!! Feel better soon!
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Post by Oz-T on Nov 20, 2014 6:19:18 GMT
Another magnificent travelogue from Chech - it always does feel like we're travelling with you.
(I'm still way behind in my reading of this travel tale - hope to catch up asap)
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Post by tiffany on Nov 20, 2014 12:56:26 GMT
Yeah. You were worried about the humidity in Greece and what little was there was nothing compared to this. It was oppressive. Now, it is November - the tail end of the wet season. In Jan/Feb, it's drier. And compared to Cartagena, it was downright delightful in Panama. Cartagena was unbelievably hot, and it didn't get the cloud cover that Panama did cause that made it tolerable. In Boquete, it was nicer - less humidity. In Cartagena, the guide said the humidity was lower than normal. I honestly don't know how they do it. Now, I'm off to get a doc to listen to my lungs. <cough><cough> I'm going to have to consider more aggressive anti-allergy measures in jungle countries now...even if it means wearing a mask. If I ever do this tour, which I would like to do some day, I’ll have to look into going in Jan or Feb. +50 with humidity is just too much for me! I guess the people who live there are just used to the heat and humidly, and they would probably have a problem going someplace cold. While I’m not a big fan of the cold, I grew up in a city where the average winter temperature was -25 to -30 Celsius, and I laugh when people in Toronto complain about the cold when it’s only -4 or -5. As I’m used to the cold temperatures, I don’t have a problem with -5 , but people who aren’t used to it find it hard to tolerate.
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Post by chech on Nov 20, 2014 13:05:46 GMT
LOL....I lived in Winnipeg for four years and preferred the dry -30 over the ocean -2. In Winnipeg, as long as exposed skin was covered, I was fine. Here, some days can chill you to the bone regardless of how many layers I have on. And nothing beat those dry +35 sunny Winnipeg summers! Never BBQed so much in my life. I do have one more day left but it turns out I have the mother of all common colds. And to think I told all those people on the plane that I had allergies. If any of them are into voodoo, I'm doomed!
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Post by tiffany on Nov 20, 2014 14:20:00 GMT
You are right that a dry cold is easier to tolerate than a damp cold, and I have to admit that it’s damp in Toronto. That being said, the temperatures here are still preferable to me than the -25 temperatures my family gets where they live, and we get a lot less snow in Toronto.
I hope you are okay to fly. I know that flying with a cold is not fun, especially if you’re stuffed up. It can cause you a lot of ear pain if you are.
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Post by chech on Nov 20, 2014 15:33:37 GMT
I'm home now. I was able to pop my ears before I got on the flights, so other than a bit of dizziness, that didn't slow me down. I was so happy I had the overnight at TO. And a later flight next morning. It would have been brutal to hit that flight home that doesn't get in till 3 am. Now I have nothing scheduled till Monday so me and the cat are on the couch catching up with all the recorded shows I missed
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