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All Aboard the ELEKTRA!! (Week 36) Leaving Southhampton 9/8/08

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Old 09-22-2008, 09:00 AM
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it's the Jingu Maru from Japan!

I will keep watching and saving pix while studying for a midterm! Cheers.
 
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Is this the Elektra, see the smoke stack? I haven't a clue.
 
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Originally Posted by Dinlaka
it's the Jingu Maru from Japan!

I will keep watching and saving pix while studying for a midterm! Cheers.
NOW I see! I'll also have this up on my computer while I work.
 
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Is this the Elektra, see the smoke stack? I haven't a clue.
We definitely thought so, but found out later that it's the Jingu Maru. Will keep watching though.
 
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Alert! Elektra spotted!
Finally, she just made her appearance! cruising past the Centennial bridge heading into the Miraflores Locks! She should be in full view in a couple hours . Hurry up people, flock at the computer !!!

This is exciting!
 
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Is this her in the distance? See the white and green ship?
 
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And even closer! Get to your computers!
 
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Originally Posted by snowcap_millie
Is this her in the distance? See the white and green ship?
I think so .
 
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snowcap_millie, can you post pics when she goes through. I might miss the whole thing , got to go pick up my wife now, at least an hour til I can be back on line.....

Thanks.
 
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You betcha.
 
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She's all set up to come in!
 
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On approach...
 
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Ooops! I'll just let snowcap millie do it.
 
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Don't matter to me! Here are the latest. The big green boatie on the other side just left.
 
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Coming on through...
 
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...and 4 minutes later...

WYSIWYG, do you see any other angles? If so, can you capture some?

thanks!
 
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I've got the same view as you. You're doing great!
 
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In the second lock now...
 
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Got her at night and just leaving. BEAUTIFUL! She's pausing right now before heading out.
 
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Check out the water level in the Lock, the gates on the other side just opened.
 
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She's on her way out. The gates on her side of the Lock just opened.
 
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I wrote a small program that captured the webcam images every 30 sec or so, so here is a movie for you guys of the Electra passing through the Miraflores locks. This is a practice run for me as my Clubby is on Traviata that is making the same voyage in just a week. I am hoping Traviata is going to be there during the daylight hours as well. I do also have about 137 hires images that were used to compile the movie for whoever is interested (maybe you will be able to make out your MINI waiving at you on them) . Enjoy.


http://picasaweb.google.ru/markas.ko...rafloresLocks#

The video online is not the highest quality, so if you want it in better quality PM me and i can send you the wmv file.(13MB)
 
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That's so awesome!! Here she is on her way out.
 
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thanks guys for the hard work!
 
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The pictures i used for the movie are @
http://picasaweb.google.ru/markas.ko...LocksPictures#

The movie in good quality wmv is at
http://rapidshare.com/files/147565408/movie.zip.html
Just download, unzip and watch
 
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