Finally! "Helga" has arrived in California! According to http://autoliners.hoegh.com/ the Hual Tokyo with my car has made it to California. I can't tell from the map below whether it is in San Diego or Port Hueneme....who cares...she's here!

Here is a rundown on the dates:

Dreamed of buying a BMW:...................Since I turned "middle aged"
Convinced my wife I needed a BMW:......8/31
Ordered "Helga":..................................8/31 (5 minutes after convincing my wife I should!)
Wrote the check:................................11/15
ED Pickup in Munich:............................12/16
Dropped off at Harms in Sindelfingen:......12/27
Left Bremerhaven on the Hual Tokyo:......1/14
Through the Panama Canal:..................1/29
Arrived in California:............................2/5
Arrived at the Dealer in Monterey:..........Hopefully Soon!
Picked up:..........................................Not soon enough!

I can't take all this waiting!