A Lazy Day at the Airport Today

 I was feeling okay today but not really okay enough to go far.  So I decided to head over to the airport to get some pictures.  It was a nice day for it.  Almost too nice for early February.

First up was an A330 coming in from London.

This is one of the planes I was looking to catch.  Sadly, she ended up landing on the other runway.

Fortunately, I have a decent telephoto lens.  It was a 787 from Royal Jordanian coming in from Amman, Jordan.

A 737 coming in from Sarasota.

Of course there were 757s.

The first up came in from Orlando.

It was a -300 version.

A CRJ-900 coming in from Philadelphia.

An A321 from Atlanta.

An American Airlines E175 coming in from Reagan International Airport in Washington DC.

And an E175 coming in from LaGuardia.

This is one of the newer Airbuses.

It is an A320 neo.  The neo meaning it is a new generation.  It uses a higher efficiency engine and some other improvements.

This one was also coming in from LaGuardia.

A 737 coming in from Miami.

Another 757.

This one was coming in from Fort Lauderdale.

It was also a 757-300.

A United Airlines E175 coming in from Newark.

Another plane that I like to catch.

This was an A350 coming in from Shanghai.

Another 757.

This is one without winglets.

It was coming in from Tampa.

It was the -200 version which is shorter.

My last plane.

This was an A330 coming in from Amsterdam.

Catching an A330

 As I was leaving Detroit, I checked Flight Radar to see if anything interesting was coming into Detroit.  I saw that I had an outside chance of catching a 757.

Unfortunately, I didn't leave in time to catch  the 757.

I didn't catch the 757, but an A330 was coming in and those are pretty cool.

This particular one was coming in from Orlando.

One more shot before heading home to watch the Lions.

The Moon

 Just before I left downtown, I had to take a look at the moon.

I thought it looked pretty cool as it was peeking through the sky, so I took a picture.

The Iver Bright Passes By

 The next ship was a surprise.

As I was looking at AIS, I saw that the Iver Bright was unloading in Detroit.

I'm not sure how long she was there, so I was not expecting to see her.

It is pretty cool though because she is a nice looking ship.

She reminds me of a Coast Guard boat with her colors.

She approaches the Ambassador Bridgte.

Under the bridge.

She was heading up to Sarnia.  I think she will pick up more loads there and work through the off season.  She is equipped with a bow that can handle the ice if necessary.

The Prentiss Brown/St Marys Challenger Passes By

 I think this was another last journey of the season, but I'm not sure.

She was heading to Toledo as I was taking this picture.

I assume that means she was delivering to the cement plant there.

As I look her up on AIS, I see that she is in Cleveland now.

I think that means she's got at least one more trip in her because ships don't typically lay up in Cleveland.

The Indiana Harbor on Her Last Trip of the Season

 So this is the ship that got me out.

The Indiana Harbor was coming down from somewhere.  If I had to guess, it was probably Superior.

And I think that means she was carrying coal.

She was heading to Ashtabula to deliver that and I think that is where she is going to layup.

The bow shot.

She makes a turn for the rest of the channel.

It's that time of year when ice is formed on the bow and stuff.

I think the sailors are happy to be heading home.

A little bit more ice but it was navigable.

I like this shot.

She approaches the Ambassador Bridge.

She passes under.

A shot of her pilothouse.

And she passes under the bridge.