A little after 8:00, we arrive at the border crossing to Canada. Few can forget my "ordeal" with Canadian Customs two years ago crossing from Maine into New Brunswick. A four and a half hour "nightmare during which I was intensely interrogated and had my car partly disassembled. I ended up paying $480.00 in duties and "penalties"...plus, I was given a "warning" for giving a false statement to a Customs Officer...this was pure harassment, but it stays on my "record" for seven years.
So...I am uneasy crossing the border this morning. I have a list which sets forth every single cigar and every drop of alcohol...no mistakes this time. I get asked some questions about the "size" of the bottles of liquor and wine, and the nice Customs lady makes a cursory inspection of my vehicle. And then...we're off...no search...no interrogation...no duties...no penalties...just "have a nice trip". New Brunswick could learn a lot from Saskatchewan.
Then we're rolling through some of the flattest land in North America...huge fields of wheat just starting to pop up. A few stops for gas and a stretch...a brief thunderstorm.
We are now in the town of Swift Current. We've gotten Canadian currency, ice, postcards. It is extremely windy here today...it's blown hard all day. So...we have opted for a night at a Days Inn. There's a Casino next store which is supposed to serve great Prime Rib.
I'm in.
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