No pictures yet, but soon.So despite my vigil at the laptop glued to the screen and toggling back and forth between the vessel finder and port everglades webcam links, I did not see my girl enter the waterway. I had to give up at midnight, when I…
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Olympia is closer to home than ever before!!!!
Hi everyone,
This came from Tom B. this morning:
“Here is the latest from the ship:
noon position
05/Oct/2014 12:00hrs LT – 17:00hrs GMT
21*16 N – 084*42 W
Wind: ENE 3 Bft
Swell : ENE 1.5 mtrs
Speed: 14.83 kn
Miles steamed last 24hrs : 356 MILES
Miles to go next port : Port Everglades 464 miles
Eta Port Everglades 06/Oktober – 20:00hrs
Over the weekend we heard the off load may be Tuesday afternoon, but it more than likely will change, it usually does. We will let you know when we get some new information.”
I would say a few woo hoos are in order here, don’t you think? Since this report was created at noon yesterday, I venture to say that she is about 7 hours away now. Woo hoo again!
One of my most loyal followers asked if I could share the link for the Port Everglades webcam. Since I aim to please, here it is:
http:www.portevergladeswebcam.com
I’m going there now to be sure I can go right to the site at the pre-ordained hour.
Hang in there with me folks. It’s almost show time!
BURINT, near Saranda
Burint, a City and Hellinistic sanctuary dating back to the sixth century BC is one of the most important archeological sites in Albania.It is located just north of the Greek boarder on the Ionian sea across from the Greek Island of Corfu a…
Albania from Saranda to Orikum
A distance of just over 100 km but it takes over three hours to drive.The road follows the coast line of the Ionian sea and there is not a strait piece in the road. Also we had to cross mount Cika with the highest peak being just over 2000 meter above …
Albania
In Sept of 2014 we went back to the boat and toured Albania.Albania has been in turmoil ever since gaining independence from the Ottoman empire in 1912. In 1943 it was occupied by Germany, and one year later communist partisans ruled the c…
Panama Canal Screenshots
As promised, I’ve attached three screen shots from Eris J’s transit through the Panama Canal. These pics were sent courtesy of my dear friend, one of the two who stayed with me (albeit electronically) during last night’s momentous event.
Even though I was on the high-res option, the pics are quite grainy. The night transit didn’t help things either, but we do have pics!
Eris J is in the east-bound lock with her “boat” cargo visible on deck.
More pics of Eris J right in camera range. She pretty much fills that entire lock.
Someone described this event as a pregnancy: sonograms showing the unborn baby give a pretty good idea of how things are going and a vague glimpse of the baby’s features. However, no one is prepared for the flood of feelings once the baby is born and held for the first time. I thought this was an excellent analogy. I’ve seen a shadowy image of Olympia, seen many, many pictures of her during her build process, but I can’t imagine what it will be like to actually see her and be in her presence for the very first time!
I’ll send more pictures as I get them. This update came from Tom B. this morning re: the ship’s position and ETA:
Here is the latest from the ship, they are through the canal and headed north.
03/October/2014 – 02:45hrs cleared last lock
03/October/2014 – 03:15hrs pilot off
03/October/2014 – 04:00hrs sailed from Cristobal
Eta Port Everglades 06/Oktober – 19:00hrs
Woo hoo!!!
I hope Monday will be a quiet day in the office. I’ll be busy at my computer screen – doing nothing work-related, but very much “Woo Hoo” related.
Well friends, these last 2 days have put even my energy level to the test. As of now I’m working on my 19th hour awake and starting to feel the strain. As mentioned earlier, I was in the car before 6 am to get my friend to the airport.
But, tomorrow is a new day, filled with the unknown and many new opportunities to make tomorrow even better than today!
She’s through the Panama Canal!!!
At about 10:13 pm our time, Eris J entered the Miraflores Lock on her way to Gatum Lock on the Atlantic side. She’s just leaving camera range as I send this post.I sat glued to this computer screen for about an hour after rushing through a fairly…
She’s at the Panama Canal!!!!!!!!!!
Shhh…I’m at work, so going to be quick…..True to his word, Tom’s friend sent this report:”Eris J is due to commence transit at 6:45 pm (New York time). Probably be an hour or two before she gets to Miraflores.”I’m guessing that the ship…
…..Still waiting but closer….
I don’t know about you, but I’m just about out of my mind with anticipation! The last report from the ship was noon yesterday and Eris J was 409 miles from the Panama Canal. Okay, so we’re down to triple digits. I’m sure by now, the f…
Olympia is getting closer!
This is the latest report from the ship. As you can see, they’re pretty mellow about issuing their reports.
25/Sept/2014 12:00hrs LT – 20:00hrs GMT
21*43 N – 109*23 W
Wind: NW 2 – 3 Bft
Swell : NW 1.5 mtrs
Speed: 13.74 kn
Miles steamed last 23hrs : 316 MILES
Miles to go next port Balboa : 2042 miles
Eta Panama (transit only) 01/Oktober – 18/00HRS
Vessel pre-booked for Canal Transit 02/October
Eta Port Everglades 06/Oktober PM
One point of sanity for me is watching the numbers drop as the ship approaches the Panama Canal. By this time, if ship did only 300 miles per day, she would be 1,442 miles from the Canal. I can wrap my head around that number for sure.
So what do I do with myself these days? Pace. Pace and plan. Pace, plan and panic.
I content myself with looking at the various parts of the build process until I think I can build a 55 myself – well, at least as part of the build crew. I ask myself questions, some of which I answer, some of which I don’t want to answer.
I am attending the Rendezvous in Solomons next month. I’m hoping that while I’m there, we will be getting pictures of the offload. I decided to go to the Rendezvous instead of standing on a dock for hours burning vacation days when I could actually be learning something. I do have tickets booked for the week after the Rendezvous to finally lay eyes on the image I’ve had glued to the back of my eyes since what seems like forever.
I must confess that there is degree of apprehension about this meeting. While I’m out of my mind excited to finally see the real Olympia, the specter of seeing her without Tom by my side will be something to reckon with. I will have my beloved Laura by my side however – one needs to share this kind of surreal moment with a very special person.
So friends, just a few more posts until the real deal is here. I have a feeling we are not going to be disappointed by Olympia in all her glory. The “home of the gods” is coming home to me at long last.
