Pictures from Panama Canal Cruise October 2010
Acapulco, Mexico to San Diego, California.

This article was posted on November 15, 2010.

Navigation
1) Fort Lauderdale to Panama Canal - Gatun Lake
2) Panama Canal - Gatun Lake to Balboa
3) Balboa, Panama to Santa Cruz Huatulco, Mexico
4) Acapulco, Mexico to San Diego, California

The red line shows the diversion due to the evacuation of a stricken passenger by the US Coast Guard.

Acapulco looked like it had seen better days. I walked along the main drag on the waterfront for a couple of miles in the morning before it got hot. Security was pretty visible, with several police carrying machine guns.

Acapulco Waterfront

Main Street on Waterfront (Costera Miguel Aleman)

Pelicans on Acapulco Beach

Cruise Ship at dock in Acapulco

The port of Cabo San Lucus cannot accommodate large cruise ships, so the Statendam anchored in the bay and passengers were tendered ashore.

Iconic rock formation at Cabo San Lucas

Iconic rock formation at Cabo San Lucas

Ship's tenders heading to town

Cabo San Lucas Marina

The Statendam spent a day and a half sailing the Baja California coastline to reach San Diego. It's basically just 600 miles of bone dry mountains.

Baja California Coastline

Sunrise over downtown San Diego (North Island Naval Air Station in the foreground)

Aircraft carrier in port

Local tourist attraction the Star of India

Seagull on the Sports Deck

The History Channel ranked San Diego as one of the "Ten Most Dangerous Airports". Homeowners on the landing glidepath can almost reach up and touch the aircraft as this video shows.

However, it's convenient to the Cruise Ship terminal at the Broadway Pier. Since it was a nice sunny day, I decided to make the 30 minute walk along Harbor Drive from the ship to the Airport Terminal.

Southwest 737 landing at San Diego Airport