The Atlantic Huron Passes By

It has been a while since I have posted and I apologize for that.  I've been pretty busy at work and have only really wanted to relax during the weekend.  It didn't really help that the weather hasn't been particularly cooperative, so I really haven't felt like going out.  It was a nice day and I forced myself to go out.

I had hoped to get more ships but I got kind of a late start.  I had to get some paints for my models and it seemed like they were working on every street on my way to Belle Isle.

By the time I reached Belle Isle, the last ship in the string of ships I hoped to catch had passed.  I saw that this one was coming down and I hoped to catch her at Belle Isle but Belle Isle had other plans for me.

So off to Riverside I went.  Riverside was busy but I was able to get a parking spot.

The Atlantic Huron was heading down to Sandusky.  I assume that she is going to pick up coal there but I am not sure where she is going to take it.

The Atlantic Huron has a special place for me.  It was in one of my early pictures.  That picture made me realize I could do ship photos.

It seems like she is not long for this world though.

She approaches the Ambassador Bridge.

She starts to pass the Ambassador Bridge.

I like this shot.

She passes the Ambassador Bridge.

She continues down the Detroit River.  From this point, it about 7 hours for her to reach Sandusky (which means she is approaching as I type this).

She passes the American Century and approaches the Gordie Howe Bridge.

The American Century at Mistersky Fuel Docks

 I thought I would have a fuller day of boatwatching today but I got kind of a late start.  There was construction all over the place.  It looks like they are doing something along the shoreline of Belle Isle, so they had it blocked off with some kind of fencing.  Since it was a nice day, I found it hard to get a parking spot.  So I decided to head over to Riverside to catch the ship I was going to end up catching.

While I was at Riverside, I saw that the American Century was fueling at Mistersky.  She had just delivered coal to Monroe and was heading back up to Superior.

The docks are part of the property next to the Mistersky Power Plant.  The plant itself was built in 1927 and originally generated 60,000 kilowatts of power.  Over the year that was tripled.  It was closed down in 2010 when it was determined that it was cheaper to get power from Detroit Edison.  I'm not sure what they are going to do with the plant itself but the docks remain viable.

And Just the Moon

 As I was taking pictures, I thought the moon looked pretty cool, so I decided to take a picture of it.

This is the first quarter phase moon.  The next full moon will be the worm moon on March 14.

A Nice Day for Spotting

 As you may have noticed, I haven't been taking many pictures lately.  Between the weather and being under the weather, I really haven't felt like going out to take pictures.  I almost fell into the same trap, but I took a look outside and wasn't going to let that happen.  The sun was shining, and it was in the upper 50s.  And if I look at the extended weather, that might not be the case later this week.

There wasn't much for me to take pictures of.  Most of the ships are still in layup and I didn't feel like driving up north, so I headed over to the airport.  The sun was perfect for that.

First up, a 737 coming in from Miami.  This is the Spirit of Seattle 737 for Delta.  I kind of wish Delta would do more of this.

A CRJ-900 coming in from Cleveland.

It was followed by a CRJ-550 coming in from Newark.

It seemed like it was going to be a CRJ day as this CRJ-900 came in from Clarksburg, West Virginia.  Not sure why though.

Of course, a plane that dragged me out.

This 757-300 was coming in from Fort Myers.

And because I love them so.

A CRJ-900 coming in from Montreal.

The other plane that dragged me out.

I love the 787.  This one was coming in from Amman, Jordan.

Because I love the livery too.

A Spirit Airlines A320 coming in from Orlanda with the moon.

An American 737 from Phoenix.

I actually thought they got rid of this livery, but I guess not.  An A320 from Houston.

An A320Neo from Fort Myers.

An American 737 from Dallas.  I think it was named Alice.

An A330-900 coming in from Amsterdam.

And the moon.

Another shot.

A United 737 coming in from O'Hare.

An A321 from Atlanta.

An American Embrear from O'Hare.

My last plane of the day was a 757-300 from Fort Lauderdale.

I can't get enough of this plane.

Because I think it looks beautiful.

Especially straight out.

With some clouds.

I hope to not be as much of a stranger.

A Brief Stop in Cincinnati

 Last week, I had to go down to Toyota in Georgetown, Kentucky for a presentation on some quality issues.  It was a nice day as I was heading back, so I first stopped at the plane spotting park for the Cincinnati Airport.

The spotting park is in a pretty nice location.  It gives a pretty decent view of most of the runways (except for the one that is behind the buildings in this picture).  Sadly, I did not have my proper camera so all these pictures were taken with my cell phone but that proves the adage that the best camera is the one you have with you.  Unfortunately, I had to use the maximum zoom, so quite a bit of detail was lost.

This was a Kalitta Air 747 that was getting loaded for somewhere.

An American Airlines Airbus A320.  I'm not sure where this was coming in from because I can't really read the tail numbers but I do like the picture.

A 737 belonging to Amazon.  It was pretty cool to see some liveries that I don't normally see.

A hawk that was flying around near the park.

An United Airlines Embrear.

This Embrear belonged to American Airlines.

A Frontier Airlines plane coming in.  This had the Grizzly Bear on the tail.

This is an A330 that belongs to Amazon.

After the stop at the airport, I stopped at Devou Park.  I love the view of Cincinnati from here.  It was still a nice enough day.

I was able to catch a river barge as she sailed along the Ohio River.

Another view of the Cincinnati skyline.  Again, I wish I had my proper camera.

One more view of the river barge before moving on my way.

I apologize that I haven't done many updates to my blog lately.  It has been pretty cold lately and I haven't felt up to dealing with that.  I think it's supposed to start warming up again, so that will help.