It has been a busy summer for Idyll Time and the crew. Since being back at home on the Tennessee River, several small trips to downtown Chattanooga were taken. Staying on the city docks downtown is certainly enjoyable and makes it easy to visit our city. With only one lock, Chickamauga to transverse and less […]
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Offload Pictures to Follow
Just wanted to let you know I got the offload pictures saved to my photo library. They came in 4 separate emails from Tom B. with about 11 pics in each email.It’s too late to start now, so I just gave you a tease and hope to post the others on We…
Olympia is in her temporary winter home
I’m back! Told you I had lots to do. Finally settling down to write – and it’s already 10:45! As an aside, Wiggles wasn’t exactly jumping for joy when I arrived at the barn bearing carrots. He had apparently just gotten his sweet…
Olympia Arrived in Stuart!!!!!
Just landed on Long Island after 5 VERY fun and informative days at the Krogen Cruisers Rendezvous in Solomons, MD. Got to “hang” with old friends and met a ton of new ones.It was so hard to get a speedy signal at the marina (and since I was up a…
She’s Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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…
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!
