Moving into the lock, finally...

 

Looking at Googlemaps, it seems like the Miraflores Locks are the last locks before going into the Pacific.

 

Almost dipping her toes into the Pacific.......................

 

You can even read the ship's name on the front.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42304666@N04/3907963054/

 

Great day, great viewing party!

 

Yep. Porgy had to pass thru three locks at each end of the canal.

Another week to get to Port Hueneme, and at least another week to get processed at the VDC and hauled to the dealer - this is going to be a tough time since we will not have any way to track Porgy from here on out.

 

The dealer told my friend the car will be ready for pickup on Wednesday, 9/23, but she plans to pick the car up on Saturday 9/26.

 

STATUS FOR SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

Banannastand, NY, aboard Elektra, ETA NY 9/11

Blouise, NY, aboard Elektra, ETA NY 9/11

DashHouston, TX, aboard Faust, ETA Brunswick GA 9/21

JcM1n1, SoCal, aboard Porgy, ETA CA 9/18

Kencwallace, VA, aboard Elektra, ETA NY 9/11

Maui Meg, NJ, aboard Elektra, ETA NY 9/11

N666BK, NJ, discharged from vessel 9/4, en route to dealer

Neverfifty, VA, discharged from vessel 9/4, en route to dealer

Norcaltinkerbell, NorCal, aboard Porgy, ETA CA 9/18

RayRatt, WA, "Twiggy" aboard Porgy, ETA CA 9/18

Rederik, MD, discharged from vessel 9/4, en route to dealer

UAL_Kingpin's friend, SoCal, aboard Porgy, ETA CA 9/18

Y2K Falcon, TX, aboard Faust, ETA Brunswick GA 9/21


SHIP TRACKING INFORMATION

Ship name - - - Callsign - - -Destination - - - - -ETA - -Who is aboard
Elektra - - - - - SIWB - - - - -New York, NY - - - - 9/11 - - Banannastand, Blouise, Kencwallace, Maui Meg
Faust - - - - - - SLKQ - - - - -Brunswick, GA - - - -9/21 - - DashHouston, Y2K Falcon
Porgy - - - - - 3EZS8 - - - - Port Hueneme, CA - - 9/18 - - JcM1n1, Norcaltinkerbell, RayRatt, UAL_Kingpin's friend

There are two parallel threads that we cross-post on:
MINIs in General > 1st Gear > Week 34 (8/17-8/23/2009)
MINIs in General > General MINI Talk > Production Time

Use this site to track ship by NAME
http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/dat...HIP&level1=220

Use this site to track ship by CALLSIGN (works better for open ocean tracking)
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/index.html

Halifax, NS webcam
http://www.halifaxwebcam.ca/live/ind...chebuct ohead

Port of New York/New Jersey ship arrival schedule
http://www.firstnynj.com/

 

Huge day coming up tomorrow, Friday 9/11. The Elektra will be arriving in New York at 7am. Banannastand, Blouise, Kencwallace, and Maui Meg's car will be discharged.

 

UAL, internet wizard , do you have cameras at the docks in New Jersey where we can see our cars drive off?

Also, I see that the Elektra is destined to stop at two different docks? Or making two separate discharges? Anyone know anything about that?

I was so busy at work today that after getting in and placing a call to my MA in the morning asking for a call back, I never had another chance to even pick up my phone, running this way and back . There are five messages awaiting me. Hopefully one will be from my MA confirming my pickup date!

I can't believe it is actually arriving on US soil tomorrow! Perhaps I should be out sweeping the driveway, preparing the "nursery" so to speak?

Can we all commit to posting photos of us with our new cars once we get them? It would so great to see everyone with our big grins and little cars

 

OMG, OMG, my MA just called and my car is HERE!!!!!!!!!! We will go pick her up Saturday morning. WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!

 

congrats! i hope mine's at the dealer too, too bad my MA is off today so no news from him.

 

WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!! We want pictures when you get the car!!!

 

Several of us looked for like two days for a webcam to see ships going into NY. We could not find any.

The Undine also made two stop in NY. Perhaps someone here knows the reason for it.

 

Dash

Thanks for posting that picture!

 

Oops - I forgot. Here is one of the images I captured at the Miraflores Lock...

 

Nice! Thanks

Thank you to everyone that posted pictures of the Porgy. My friend will be so happy to see all these pictures. I can tell her that her little Smurf is happily making friends on that ship.

 

The ELEKTRA better start haulin. Either she's not trasmitting or she's still out of AIS range from NY/NJ. If she's due 7:00am she doesn't have much time...

Any updates on the Faust?

 

Elektra
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shi...html?call=SIWB

Faust
http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shi...html?call=SLKQ

I think the times listed are Universal Time/Greenwich Mean Time

 

Whoa, I totally gave up on the sailwx site, didn't think they'd push the info so close to mainland. Based on that she should be showing up on marinetraffic pretty soon...

 

ELEKTRA is in the Bay with a couple tugs moving toward the berth! Now just to figure out if their first stop is the BMW VDC or another one...

 

Looks like ELEKTRA's first stop is the BMW VDC...

 

 

aaahh!!! freaking out!!! It's almost here!!! AAAHHH!!!

 

Now to stare at the WW tracking site and watch MINI's get discharged.