Here is an interesting website with FAQs about the whole process. Just scroll down on the home page that comes up.

http://www.mini2.com/forum/faq.php?faq=faq_delivery

Also one from North American Motoring with pictures at Port Hueneme
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=21112

 

Did a cargo check by booking number and there are 388 MINI's on board the Traviata. Wonder if they are all for Port Hueneme or if some are going on to Japan which is the ships next stop after Port Hueneme.

 

There might be some for the PANAMA. PORT MANZANILLO, which is the next scheduled stop for Traviata. But it would be even cooler if all 388 were coming here: 388 MINI brothers and sisters to waive to on American roads

 

In case you were wondering how much farther to the canal from the last reported position

Find Distance and Azimuths Between 2 Sets of Coordinates -- Results



Distance between

N Latitude 45 6 0.00, W Longitude 27 24 0.00 (Point 1)

and N Latitude 9 19 0.00, W Longitude 79 55 0.00 (Point 2)

6383.386 kilometers; 3966.452 miles

Azimuth from point 1 to point 2 = 248.33°
Azimuth from point 2 to point 1 = 41.66°



Another Distance Computation?

 

She's half way to Cuba. Maybe the capt. could swing into port real quick and fill the car with some Cohiba's

 

What the hell happened to Traviata? Where is it going? Is it turning around? . According to http://www.sailwx.info/shiptrack/shipposition.phtml?call=SFRZ
it was going south-east instead of south-west for the last 6 hours.

 

My guess would be avoiding weather.

 

There be the problem...looks like some weather of the coast of Sounth American heading towards.....CUBA Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! What about the quick little stop l guess it's better they miss the Tropical disturbance 93 then tossin' around and making sick 388 bits of pride and joy.

 

Or maybe fell asleep at the wheel..... At 1800 they were again making 20 knots in the right direction with about 2900 miles to go. BTW it is about 3300 miles from the canal to Port Hueneme...... Keep the shaft turning we're getting there.

 

Here's another site that has a google map. Just click on the "Last Position" and once in google maps hit the satelite buttom and........tah dah! She can run but not hide.
ps This is the
site. Ok so it's the French Defence site It just sounds so much better in French.
http://www.shom.fr/cgi-bin/meteo/dis...i?callchx=SFRZ

 

You also might want to consider that the ship needs to make a pretty sharp turn south to make the Panama canal.

There are also trade-winds to consider, though I'm not sure what that would even mean.

 

Here's waht is going on now,

 

At the bottom of the picture ic Colon, that is in Panama. If you look at the map it's kicking up 66 mph winds. More wind = bigger waves. There going to go around and come up the backside to keep the cargo from rockin to much. Now mind you this storm is still picking up speed and energy. All the models say it'll be out of the way by Thursday. which is why l think she's coming up the back.

 

And just in case your wanting your Mini yesterday look what is going on around "Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, MX" Man can't we get a break. Besides me who's last name is Murphy (Murphy's Law)? Start getting out hose rabbits feet looks we'll need em.

 

ok so so much for my idea, he's back on track! What gives? Don't they know what cargo they have? BASATRDS!! playing us like puppets! Dangling the carrot like we were rabbits! l have half a mind to go to Panama and kick some ....what honey!? No everthing is ok!! Ah! Ah! Yeah l'm coming to bed. No l'm not checking on Sat, images to see where my car is. l mean come on, l'm almost 50ishshablish!! Really sweety, that's for kids

 

Possibly the funniest post ever.

 

Looks like she is making good progress.

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

If you zoom out you can see the Carribean in the lower left corner is getting closer.

 

About 2364 to go to Panama...... Yeeee Hawwww

 

I think the glitch in the position report was a bad entry as all after seem to be on the exact same line as before the anomaly. <13 days to Port Hueneme

 

12 more days to Port Hueneme

 

OH iam just so glad to see the little red dot moving consistently. I only wish it would move FASTER!!!!!.
By the way the first 2009s (week 36) that arrived to the East cost are still at the VDC. The rumor is that they haven't passed the EPA testing yet. So maybe by the time Traviata gets to CA everything is going to be figured out and we will get to meet our MINIs very shortly

 

Making excellent progress. Only about 4-500 miles from entering the Caribbean Sea.

 

A friend of ours who has a beamer said when it came into New York it took quite a while to get through the VDC. New York changed some of their EPA requirements was the cause of it. California hasn't changed anything for quite some time now so we should process just fine. I checked ito the owners lounge today and it has changed addresses and did not appear to have all thhe order info on my MCS..... ?????

 

Woohoo, entered the Caribbean this morning.

 

Pretty soon we will be able to see Traviata going through the Panama Canal on their webcam and hopefully out MINIs will be waving . My estimate is Sunday or Monday? but i hope it is saturday as it has been making excellent progress so far.