07/01/2018

Windsor Campground

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

We made it to Canada today. As expected we got worked over by the Canadian Immigration and Customs folks - questioned for 15 mins, personally search, both camper and truck cab searched and then made to sit in a waiting room for 15 mins while the passports were being 'reviewed'. And it all started with "I see you are from Texas……" (-: BUT despite the vehicle search and the evasive answers to the way to personal interview questions they let us in anyway. (-: We did not take it to personal because the driver and passenger from the car in front of us was made to get out of their vehicle and sit on a curb while the officers searched their vehicle and the the guy in the car behind us was being cuffed as we drove off. (-:

Rick and I both had miscalculated our crossing time which resulted in neither of us entering Canada with any Canadian dollars and because of some holiday in Canada called Canada Day. We thought we were so bright entering Canada on July 1 and missing all the USA 4th of July fruhaha.. Wrongooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We decide to 'get on down the road a bit' and get away from the crowds. So off we go on a Sunday in Canada with no Canadian money and no RV park reservations. Now if that doesn't seem to bright factor in that about 2 miles from the bridge my cell phone service cuts off. //-: Folks don't follow our example if you come to Canada on Canada Day. Unless of course want a little exercise adaptive living off of the land. (-:

Side Bar: If your Plan is to buy a 'burner phone' at the first Walmart after you enter Canada --- Welllll you might want to rethink that Plan. Cheapest phone is $90. Then you have to drive to another location a few miles away and activate the service for a minimum voice only plan opf $100. If you want to text or use your Safari then add to that another $25. Long story short, I b aggeed that Idea because I'm about to enter the 'no cell phone service' area of the trans Labrador highway. What good is 200 mins of talk time in the tundra. (-?

We arrived at a nice RV park just as dark set in. After a sufficient amount of two old men looking pathetic the camp manager took pity on us and gave us a slot. As we drove towards our assigned slot we thought we were having an acid flashback to Woodstock from the 60's. To say the campgrounds were crowded would be an understatement! We are surrounded by shirtless folks sitting lawn chairs around campfires in 89 degree weather, unattended kids running around with what appeared to be at least a modest amount of consumption. Not 30 seconds after we got out of truck in the parking spot we heard "Nice truck hey.?.?" from the camper next door. Needless to say from that a good time was had by all after that.

About 30 mins after we arrived in out site they had a fireworks display on the other side of the campground lake in celebration of Canada Day. Everyone lined up along the lake edge with their lawn chairs and evening libations. It was a pretty special evening. Little did we appreciate in the beginning we landed smack dab in the middle of an authentic Canadian holiday experience. (-: We still do not know all the words to Canada o Canada but …….. (-:

FYI Photo is not a photo of this trip. Blog site requires a photo with each post and I have not learned how to down load actual trip photos to blog site yet. (-: