We docked this morning punctually at 1000 “at” Panama City. It isn’t exactly near the city, but you can see it from here. There is this pier, off what looks to be an island across the bay from an obvious downtown complete with multiple sky scrapers. Turns out it is officially called Terminal de Cruceros de Amador and is located on Perico Island. Also sharing the island are a research center, a nature center, and a ship suppliers. The island is connected to the main land by a long causeway. It is not walkable.
I didn’t remember the terminal from when I had been in Panama City before. In fact, I don’t remember docking. Rather tenders as I recall since it was low tide and the tide flats here are some of the largest in the world. The terminal itself is big, new, shiny, and echoing. After all the sea days and changes, I had waited till most fled the terminal.
And, as it turns out, I was right – the terminal is new. Outside the terminal was the expected hordes of mini-bus drivers, cabs, hucksters and the rest. I chose in stead to have a quiet day in the lounge.
