Tracking my MINI Countryman :: Auriga Leader in the range!!! Getting close to Cristobal, Panama

Our star vessel, Auriga Leader, carrying my MINI Countryman, assortment of other MINIs and other makes is back in the range of land based AIS station! It is currently approx 1 hour away from the port of Cristobal with cruising speed of approx 17 knot. If the schedule of Volans Leader, another vehicle carrier vessel already dropped by Port of Hueneme, is any indication, Auriga Leader is most likely to stay at the port of Cristobal for a few days before it goes through Panama canal. It took Volans Leader about 3 days of waiting at Cristobal and 8 days from Panama to Port Hueneme. As Auriga Leader is scheduled to arrive at Port of Hueneme on May 12, it could be docked here for 4-5 days before reaching the first passage of Panama canal from north, Gatun Lock. You can also see the ocean "traffic" near Cristobal, vessels waiting its turn to go through the canal.

*Update Boy, I was wrong. Auriga Leader has already passed through Panama Canal and heading straight to San Diego. It will arrive in San Diego on May 7.  

 
[ Source :: Marinetraffic.com ]