Norton Sound (AVM 1) - Naval Cruise Book

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Visitors' day in R10 A last look at the harbor and Sugar Loaf A ' + Clearing the dock A little send-off Adeus . . . to Rio and its friendly people

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through the canal One mark of distinction for a sailor, along with crossing the Line and rounding the Horn, is the Panama Canal passage. Crossing the Isthmus requires about eight hours of daylight. To our pilot, Who has logged nearly 6,000 transits, our trip was purely routine. The locks stepped us up to stream-fed Gatun Lake, which is 86 feet above sea level. Ships passing through take advantage of the fresh Water to flush the main lines and Wash off the salt Water. Our crew did this, and Washed down each other, too. The channel gradu- ally narrows to dense tropical growth and high sheer cliffs, With an occasional Waterfall spilling into the lake. The Miraflores Locks stepped us down to the Pacif- ic side and We entered the Fort Rodman pier at sun- down.