And the Clarke for my Birthday

 So I had one more ship to catch.

She was moving up the river fairly slowly, so I decided to head down to Del Ray to catch her sooner.

I also went there because I figured she was heading to the fuel dock.

I think she was heading up from Conneaut but I'm not sure.

After a long layup, this was her second voyage.

I think she is filling in for the Presque Isle which is down for repairs.

She is probably also filling in for the Blough which was damaged in a fire.  I don't think it's likely that she will return to service.  That will be sad because she was my favorite ship.

She is a sister ship to the Anderson and Callaway.

I've heard that the Callaway is not likely to return either.

Since she was moving slow, I had more time than usual to play with my drone.

And that allowed me to get some different angles.

I kind of like this shot.

Shooting from above.

I like this shot too.

I think this is my favorite angle.

A shot I wouldn't attempt when a ship is moving at a normal speed.

She starts to pass.

The almost beam shot.

I like this angle too.

From above.

Another quarter angle.

The beam shot.

And then I switched back to my regular camera.

I kind of like this shot.

After fueling, I think she was heading to one of the stone ports.  From there, she was heading up to Duluth.  I was able to catch her in the Soo tonight and it looked like she was loaded.