Panama - Day 1

Okay, so we didn't really get to spend a day in Panama, but we did get to hang out at the airport for a few hours, and get a nice view of it from the sky. We had to do an emergency landing in Panama because our right engine kept vibrating. Some people were pretty ticked about it, but we were just thankful that we landed safely.

Technically Clark was the only one who actually saw the Panama Canal. I was sleeping when we flew over it. 

Haha. Ray was not only sleeping when we flew over the canal he continued to be in a haze after we landed. The seat next to me was a pilot rest seat. Since the pilots were busy it was empty so I asked Ray to come and sit by me. He was telling me how amazed he was at how quickly the flight to Newark had been. When I told him that we were in Panama he would not believe it. Only when I pointed out that the emergency vehicles that had escorted our plane in had Spanish writing on them did he finally believe me. hahaha

Seriously, I thought we were in Newark

Seeing  the canal was an experience of a lifetime! I am so glad I saw it.  

We were not allowed to leave the airport so this is as close to the canal as we got.

We're actually not sure if the flight to Newark ever made it out because we found a flight to Houston and hopped on that! It was exciting to be in Panama, but we definitely couldn't afford to stay there considering our lack of even somewhat-clean clothes.

The colors of Panama were amazing. I had only seen greens like this at the pet shop. Iguana green.

We were all separated but with a little persuasion and a lot of luck we ended up sitting together. I think Clark slept the entire flight to Houston. As soon as we landed we called Lia and after promising to give her souvenirs she agreed to meet us. She even brought us food from McDonalds.

 Lia was pretty excited to see us, but she refused to give us hugs!! All three of us had gone a few days without clean clothes or showers!

 

We then flew in to Las Vegas and Sue Wilkey (Clark's mom) came to pick us up. 

HEY MOM!!!