All aboard the Western Highway (departed July 11)
#27
Cigars? I am SO there.
psst, jeff---we're not talking about B****a. Maybe she'll go away.
Actually, as someone said (either here or in the week 28 thread), it looks like the WH is going to go north of Bertha and skirt it to the west before the storm turns back north.
psst, jeff---we're not talking about B****a. Maybe she'll go away.
Actually, as someone said (either here or in the week 28 thread), it looks like the WH is going to go north of Bertha and skirt it to the west before the storm turns back north.
Last edited by hoonu; 07-16-2008 at 10:14 AM.
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#31
Hey fellow Texans!
OK- My MA told me my car gets in the 24th, so I've got to be on the Western Highway. I made my flight reservations last night for my trip to Chicago. My MA says it should be there by Aug 4. So I'll drive it back from there. I'm actually in CC.
I heard that the chocolate buffet is awesome, but it's not til midnight.....
OK- My MA told me my car gets in the 24th, so I've got to be on the Western Highway. I made my flight reservations last night for my trip to Chicago. My MA says it should be there by Aug 4. So I'll drive it back from there. I'm actually in CC.
I heard that the chocolate buffet is awesome, but it's not til midnight.....
#32
I bought through Momentum, as well. When we were there they had a couple cars on the lot, but pickins was slim, as they say. I already had planned to order; I was just glad they had something for me to test drive while they evaluated my trade-in.
And now I wait.
-monkey
#33
Break in planning
Now that our Minis are getting close, it seems it is time to start planning break-in drives. What are your plans? Do you have a long weekend in mind to break your mini in on the road? No special plans?
Let's pass the time planning and dreaming of our motoring futures!
Here's mine:
o Weekend drive to Galveston
o Overnight trip to Fredericksburg via the Texas back roads
o Probably some day trips to the north towards Lake Livingston and Huntsville
Suggestions for Texas drives welcome.
Let's pass the time planning and dreaming of our motoring futures!
Here's mine:
o Weekend drive to Galveston
o Overnight trip to Fredericksburg via the Texas back roads
o Probably some day trips to the north towards Lake Livingston and Huntsville
Suggestions for Texas drives welcome.
#34
You can always drive out to Brenham and grab some Blue Bell ice cream, or take a drive to Dublin, TX, where they sell Dr. Pepper that is made with pure cane sugar, rather than corn syrup.
As for me, if it gets here in time we'll be taking a day off and motoring around Galveston for our daughter's first birthday. If not, the long drive home from the dealer will have to do for now.
-monkey
As for me, if it gets here in time we'll be taking a day off and motoring around Galveston for our daughter's first birthday. If not, the long drive home from the dealer will have to do for now.
-monkey
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#37
It docks in Baltimore, MD on 7/21 and departs for Charleston, SC on 7/22. I would also assume there would be increased congestion along the east coast that would limit attainable speeds...
#38
Any Minis get off in Baltimore? Must be BMW's or Volvo's or something else.
#39
#40
I suspect that they were hammering west to clear Bertha before she turned north. They probably can't get an open berth at Baltimore if they get there too early. As far as other traffic goes, I'd imagine that anything short of a tanker or a warship is likely to get out of the way of that big ol' square bow.
On another note, the "tropical distubance" off the FL-GA-SC coast can just go away, if no one objects.
And on a final note, the turnout at yesterday's Bingo session was a little lax, so the Captain has authorized free beverages for this afternoon. Your presence is ... encouraged.
On another note, the "tropical distubance" off the FL-GA-SC coast can just go away, if no one objects.
And on a final note, the turnout at yesterday's Bingo session was a little lax, so the Captain has authorized free beverages for this afternoon. Your presence is ... encouraged.
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Sailwx has stopped posting updates of the Western Highway's position. I found this other tracking site and it seems to be almost real-time. The maps not very big, but you can zoom and pan around. Looks like she's only about 400 mi. off from MD.
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ship...y-9325776.html
David
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ship...y-9325776.html
David
#47
Thanks for the update, Davidbod. Wonder why Sailwx dropped the tracking. I've got my eye now on C$!@#$%^L (don't want to say the name and jinx our minis' schedule). Hopefully will push off to the east about the time we leave NY for Charleston.
#48
Finally Home!
Sparrowhawk was on the Western Highway that arrived in Charleston on June 26th. Due to some issues at the distribution center, I finally made his acquaintance today. It was a frustrating 3 weeks.
Thanks to the staff (Drew, Joe and Kelvin, among others) at Flow MINI in Winston-Salem for working to keep me updated during this time - and for allowing me to vent a few times when it seemed like my car had fallen in a black hole.
Thanks to the staff (Drew, Joe and Kelvin, among others) at Flow MINI in Winston-Salem for working to keep me updated during this time - and for allowing me to vent a few times when it seemed like my car had fallen in a black hole.
#49
Sailwx has stopped posting updates of the Western Highway's position. I found this other tracking site and it seems to be almost real-time. The maps not very big, but you can zoom and pan around. Looks like she's only about 400 mi. off from MD.
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ship...y-9325776.html
David
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ship...y-9325776.html
David
#50
OKAY! Even better news!!!
She's actually on the way up the bay to Baltimore!!!
Check it out on this site: http://marinetraffic.com/ais/ You search by vessel in the pull down menu on the upper left. Click on it and start typing the ship's name, and it should go to it. It appears to update nearly real time.
Woohoo! With any luck and a quick turnaround...
The bad news is that there may not be AIS coverage all the way down to Charleston.
She's actually on the way up the bay to Baltimore!!!
Check it out on this site: http://marinetraffic.com/ais/ You search by vessel in the pull down menu on the upper left. Click on it and start typing the ship's name, and it should go to it. It appears to update nearly real time.
Woohoo! With any luck and a quick turnaround...
The bad news is that there may not be AIS coverage all the way down to Charleston.
Last edited by hoonu; 07-19-2008 at 10:25 PM.