Thursday, May 10. Today we went on a tour with the daughter of the owner at our guesthouse, Villa Michelle. Her name is Michelle (Imagne that!) Ayway it was a really good day. We went to the Panama Canal and watched a ship come through the Miraflores Locks. It is a pretty tight fit. Only 24 inches on each side of the ship. The ship is pulled through by motorized vehicles on tracks running along each side of the canal. According to the info. they bring in between 7 and 9 million dollars per day. The larger ships may pay between 350 to 400 thousand dollars to travel through the canal. Then Michelle took us to the Causeway in front of the city for some spectacular views of the city. It is amazing how many high rise skyscrapers there are here. Donald Trump just recently built one and it is shaped like a big D. Then there is one that looks like a giant screw. Many modern and imaginative designs as so many of the buildings are new. And then we went to the old city (actually the second city as the first was destroyed). We walked through it. It reminded me of Old San Juan in Puerto Rico. Then a lunch at a Panamanian restaurant. Back to the gusthouse where I had a very pleasant nap on the porch by the pool during the afternoon thunderstorm. A couple of interesting things. Seniors here (even if you are not Panamanian) get into most everything at half price. Also there is a 25% discount on meals at restaurants. The second thing is about the maid here at the guesthouse. Ivonne (the owner) introduced us to her daughter the first day and then later I asked who the other girl with the long blonde hair was. "That's not a girl."she said. "That is Rolando and he is my maid." Well. let me tell you, after watching Rolando for the past couple of days I have decided that I would like to bring him home with me. He is just great, cleaning, cooking. And he does it all so gracefully and with such style. The last time I posted here it all ended up in one big blob even though there were paragraphs. Lets see what happens this time. Also, I could not get the pictures posted. May figure that out later.