5:00 in the morning comes quick. By 6:00 we were on the road, and finding ourselves in need of a gas station.
Remarkably, our little car has been getting about 32 or 33 miles per gallon on the highway - even with the cruise control locked in at 80 mph.
West Virginia goes on, and on, and on, and on … we had to stop for a pee break somewhere in northern West Virginia.
West Virginia always gets a bad rap on our trips. To go from tip to tip takes at least 4 hours; it feels like a hundred. We were not unhappy to enter Pennsylvania.
10:45, and we’re already past Erie, PA. You can tell from the photos that we didn’t exactly have great weather for the drive. Better to have the crappy weather now, than when we’re in Toronto!
At about 1:00 in the afternoon, we hit our last toll booth in the United States.
Buffalo, NY is a funny city. It has its beautiful spots, but it really does have some run-down areas as well. For as long as I can remember, I have always noticed this particular building. I guess Battenfeld American makes some sort of lubricants? I can only imagine what it was like to work inside of this gritty looking building.
Finally, we made it to the border. Customs was a breeze; I have a few simple rules that always seem to help at the border: take off my sunglasses, turn off the radio, roll down the window completely, maintain constant eye contact with the border guard, and answer politely with “yes sir, no sir” or “yes m’am, no m’am”. It also helps that we’re not smuggling in anything illegal, so we really have nothing to lie about.
We always breathe a collective sigh of relief when we’re back in Canada. Pretty soon, we see highway exit signs for Tim Horton’s, and familiar place names. It’s always a good feeling.
Traffic got a little crazy when we were going across the 403, but it didn’t end up costing us that much time. Imagine our relief when we finally hit the 404! Only forty more minutes until we’re at the farm!
We made it to the farm safe and sound … stay tuned for more of our adventures!
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Hey there! Thanks for coming to my blog and giving me that advice about classes and so forth… I know you’re right
Living in Raleigh from Canada Eh? What possessed you to do that? Well I just came by to say hello, and a big hiya neighbor! Hope you are having, or had a great time in Canada, and I hope you got to do all the things on your list.
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