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All Aboard TORONTO!!! Leaving Southampton 3-4-08!

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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:30 AM
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All Aboard TORONTO!!! Leaving Southampton 3-4-08!

My MINI just loaded as of this morning. Scheduled to arrive at Port Hueneme,CA on 3-24-07. Shipmates??

 

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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 09:41 AM
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That's GREAT MiniEnvy!!! I'm SOOOOOOO Jealous!! Molly will be completed 3/05 and I'm hoping to get on the Trianon (sp?) SH on 3/10. Hoping for an early April Delivery!!
 
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Old Mar 4, 2008 | 10:04 AM
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I'm with you!

My baby was loaded on at 11:29; the ship has departed Southampton for the Panama Canal.

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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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ONLY 2 of you...where have all the MINI's gone??
 
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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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...Don't know! From the booking number, it looked like there were 179 minis aboard!

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Old Mar 5, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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Maybe were on a boat with a bunch of Dealer orders?? Our MINI's can be some of the lucky few that can brag during the whole boat ride that they already have owners!!
 
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Old Mar 6, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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I just found out that I am on the Toronto as well. Ahoy mateys!!!
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:33 AM
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anyone know where the ship is
 
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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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They don't seem to be participating in any of the public tracking sites.

Our next bet should be the Panama canal passage on 3/15, which should get posted to the ww logistics site fairly promptly. You might research tracking canal passages -- might even be able to find a webcam or two!

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Old Mar 10, 2008 | 11:00 AM
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Well, I found a really nice webcam for the miraflores lock --

http://webcams.pancanal.com/

but I haven't figured out how to see who's scheduled for passage when. If enough of us watch the lock on Saturday, someone should see the Toronto go through (and wave to our babies)...

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Old Mar 12, 2008 | 07:42 AM
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My MCS is on the TORONTO as well!
 
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 12:53 PM
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Still no word from the TORONTO??? Hopefully it is still on target to be at Manzanillo tomorrow!!
 
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 01:06 PM
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Oh wow so the ship name is actually called "Toronto"?

I live there... In Ontario, Canada though, not on the ship full of MINIs

Good luck with your deliveries!!!!!
 
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Old Mar 15, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Just found this thread. Hello everyone! My MINI is on board too! Can't wait until it gets here.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 10:45 AM
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Wohoo! Toronto going throuth Gatun lock Panama canal!

The Toronto is currently queued for the Gatun lock (Atlantic side of the Panama canal).

http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/camera-java.html

We may get there yet! The hi-res cameras are on the Miraflores lock; ETA 6 to 8 hours or so?

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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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thanks k6 now you see it then you don't
 

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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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No problem -- I'll post a couple of these to my gallery. This is the best one of the lot for the Gatun lock. I'll be watching the (hi-res) Miraflores lock camera later today; probably about dinner time on the left coast.

For those of you interested, and for future reference, while the Toronto doesn't show up on many of the tracking services, one service, around the Canal, does show its position (although delayed):

http://aisfree.aislive.com/Influx.as...ama%20Overview

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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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I've been registered on the AIS site for a while. Good to see the TORONTO can actually be tracked, finally!!
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 07:23 PM
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Toronto - Miraflores lock

Here's the Toronto in the Miraflores lock.

On to Port Hueneme!
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 07:52 PM
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Thanks k6 for helpin us get home keep it up please
 
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Old Mar 16, 2008 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by k6rtm
Here's the Toronto in the Miraflores lock.

On to Port Hueneme!
I was watching this the whole time it went through. Thanks for posting the pic!!! This just makes me more and more excited!!! Now I just gotta get my truck sold!!
 
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Toronto now arriving Port Hueneme on March 23!

I checked tonight, and the arrival date for Toronto in Port Hueneme has been updated --

it's now March 23, a day earlier!

Don't know if that means anything as far *** dealer arrival goes, but I can still be excited!
 
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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 11:14 PM
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thanks for the update
 
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by k6rtm
I checked tonight, and the arrival date for Toronto in Port Hueneme has been updated --

it's now March 23, a day earlier!

Don't know if that means anything as far *** dealer arrival goes, but I can still be excited!
Mine still has to go halfway across the country back to the east. So I'm thinkin it'll probaly be another week or more past the VDC. Oh well whats another week after the 5 or so I've already waited. It should go by quick right??----------- RIGHT?!?!
 
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Old Mar 23, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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HEY any known updates re: Toronto anybody
 
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