Its not from Google. Go to vessel tracker and then get the plug-in from there.

 

http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Googleearth.html

 

Hurray she's moving, she's moving..

 

It's about time!

Think she'll make it to Charleston on time?

 

She's cleared the bridge and making nearly 10 kts! Yahoo!

 

Sure, she'll make it. Scheduled for 5 AM Thursday. Get them folks at the VDC primed and ready!

 

Where the heck is she? According to Vessel Tracker, which is delayed so you pay for their service, she is anchored in Baltimore. We know that is no longer true.

But according to Marine Traffic, she doesn't exist. There is a Weser Highway, no T, which is in Emden right now. Western Highway is no longer an option in the drag down box.

Did our minis sink?

 

If I see Spongebob driving my MINI, I will personally fry and eat all of his friends. And I hate seafood.

 

Hi Tex Susbo! If I am reading your config right, I am your MA.

If the VPC keeps cranking cars out like they have, you may have it before the end of the month (I'm talking 30-31st). It is going to be a mad house here with all of the deliveries at the end of the month. We have 36 cars on that ship. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you.

 

That would be GREAT!!

 

Well, you're right. 24h delay on VesselTracker. Marinetraffic.com is limited to where they have coverage, and there's no coverage south of the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Our best shot is watching whatever source there is for traffic at the Port of Charleston.

Here's what I've got so far: She's going to Union Pier at the Port of Charleston. Due in tomorrow (which we know). Here's their webpage, but I haven't found live info. I'll keep looking.

 

I haven't had any luck finding her either. But, I did find this. . .

http://www.charlestonpilots.com/aisLive.aspx

Not nearly as many ships showing, but I did see the Fidelo earlier, and she was in Baltimore a day or two before the WH was, so maybe we'll see the WH tomorrow.

 

We have no life.

BUT:


She's at the port!



Now, I dunno if that'll change later, but she's there now!

C'mon trains! Get ready VDC!

Where are my driving gloves???

 

She docked in Charleston at 4:00 am. They started unloading her at 7:00 am.

 

Yep! She's there! The ship passed us sometime in the night - we live on the coast 50 miles north of Charleston. Too bad they couldn't drop one off on the way! Shouldn't be long now anyhow!

 

Great traveling with all of you! Thanks for a great passage. Now. . . about that transport truck. C'mon baby, let's motor!

 

So 36 Minis from the Western Highway are headed to Momentum Mini in SW Houston. I wonder how many trucks that takes? They are going to want to clear all of those off their books before the end of the month. I wonder if they can even do that considering they will likely only have a couple of days?

 

That 36 on one boat is an interesting stat. If we assume that most of the cars on that boat are either week 27 or week 28 production cars (call that 1.5 weeks' of sales), Momentum of Houston alone sold almost 100 cars in June!

That's alota Minis.

I too would hope they want those sales complete in July (sold in June, delivered in July makes for a nice inventory turn number). That's good news for me I hope!

 

It was a long wait, but we're getting close now! All aboard the trucks. Single file now, no pushing.

Thanks to you guys for all the tracking links. It made the journey fun.

-monkey

 

Great trip - it's been fun. Now I sure hope they can wash all this chocolate off. It might be a good thing I got the hot chocolate leather.

I won't pick mine up til Aug 4 in Chicago, but then I begin the journey back to TX. Road trip here I come!!!

 

True 'dat. I'm guessing that the dealers are all on an allotment, which may be set year to year based on prior year's sales. As few MINI dealers as there are, they're all selling their full allotment every month I'd guess. Shortly after I ordered mine (June 6), my dealer was sold out for MY '08.

Yeah, I'm guessing that the average MINI dealer doesn't pay much in floorplan.

It was fun, everybody. We'll all still be Jonesing for a bit. We should post up a thread of Week 27-28/WH alumni with their MINIs. If someone starts such a thread, let us know here!

Be careful!

 

We are all now on US soil. The Western Highway has just cleared the Charleston harbor area and is back out to sea.

http://www.charlestonpilots.com/aisLive.aspx

 

I just arrived at the dealership tonight (after hours). Currently waiting for prep...
Should be motoring by mid-week..

 

So, ya skulking around the shadows, or what?

 

After showing The WH adrift in the North Atlantic for oh, a week, sailwx now shows her hauled around and headed back across. On-the-spot tracking, I mean.