Cruising The Panama Canal: Centennial Edition
RICHARD DETRICH is a popular port and destination lecturer on luxury cruise ships sailing around the world.  He frequently provides bridge commentary as ships transit the Panama Canal.  Detrich enjoyed a varied career as a pastor, small businessman, ecommerce director and real estate agent before retiring to a coffee farm high in the Chiriqui Mountains of Panama, just outside of Boquete.  He blogs about his adventures in Panama and on the high seas at RichardDetrich.com and is the author of ESCAPE TO PARADISE: LIVING & RETIRING IN PANAMA.