{"id":2223,"date":"2017-06-23T20:36:03","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T20:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=2223"},"modified":"2017-07-10T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T14:41:32","slug":"oh-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2017\/06\/23\/oh-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year when we were at <a href=\"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/06\/03\/falling-for-niagara\/\">Niagara Falls<\/a> we so badly wanted to cross over the border to check out the falls from the Canada side. \u00a0However, we did not have valid passports. \u00a0So, we made it a priority to get passports for the whole family before this trip so we could cross the border if we wanted to. \u00a0And we wanted to! \u00a0Brielle was so excited about going to a different country and the Canadian Rockies sound like an amazing place. \u00a0On top of that, we had some friends that were going to be in the Banff area about the same time we were so we decided to hook up with them for a day. \u00a0But first we had some logistics.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Border\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/35386475421\/in\/album-72157682532680064\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4255\/35386475421_2c1e5bdabb_z.jpg\" alt=\"Border\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Our stay at Hungry Horse had been at an electric only site. \u00a0We had filled the fresh water tank on arrival and can easily last 5-7 days if we&#8217;re careful so this was no problem. \u00a0What I had not anticipated was that the campground did not have a dump station. \u00a0So this would be the first time I would have to travel some distance with full tanks and find an off site dump station. \u00a0We found out\u00a0that Mike&#8217;s Conoco just 8 miles away in Columbia Falls had a dump station and was on our way to our next stop. \u00a0Finding the place was no problem, we got all the tanks emptied for $5 and we were on our way.<\/p>\n<p>With that behind us we just had the border crossing itself to contend with. \u00a0In researching the port of Roosville, the number one topic that shows up is about how busy it is and that wait times can exceed 2 or 3 hours!! \u00a0On top of this I have never done a border crossing with a house and a dog, but we had all our paperwork ready to go. \u00a0As we drove north toward the border the lack of traffic gave me the sense that it wasn&#8217;t very busy today. \u00a0Brielle was so excited to get to Canada and her enthusiasm drowned out any of my worries about the border. \u00a0When we pulled up to the port there were 2 cars and an RV in front of us. \u00a0It took maybe 2 or 3 minutes for our turn at the border.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Shut off your engine. \u00a0Take off your sunglasses. \u00a0Roll down the rear passenger window. \u00a0Where are you all from?&#8221; \u00a0Oh man, should we say Montana because that is where we are coming from? \u00a0Or is this a trick question, should we say the United States? \u00a0Finally somebody in the truck said, &#8220;Colorado&#8221;. \u00a0The agent comes right back, &#8220;Colorado is a big state, where in Colorado?&#8221; \u00a0We tell him Longmont. \u00a0He looks through our passports and asks a few more questions about where we are going and if we have any weapons. \u00a0We maybe sat there for 60 seconds total and we were on our way. \u00a0It was super smooth!! \u00a0I totally had it worked up in my head as a much bigger deal so I was pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n<p>We were now trucking north in Canada at 100 kilometers per hour, burning liters of diesel that cost Candian dollars. \u00a0During the beautiful drive we took one pit stop at a rest area for lunch and arrived at the RV park in Edgewater about 4:00 in the afternoon. \u00a0It was a bit of a tight fit to get into site #3 but we did it. \u00a0The weather was just perfect and the park has a nice grassy area right outside our rig so we threw the frisbee a bit before we realized that they had horse shoes in the pits. \u00a0While Steph made an amazing enchilada dinner the kids and I had a blast throwing the shoes.<\/p>\n<p>This far north the sun doesn&#8217;t set until 9:40 this time of year and last light is closer to 10:30. \u00a0But we tried to get to bed at a decent hour as we had plans to meet our friends in Banff National Park at 9:00 in the morning.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you Lord for safe travels, smooth border crossing and for the chance to see more of your amazing creation!<\/p>\n<div id=\"flickr_72157682532680064_7713\"><div class=\"slickr-flickr-slideshow landscape medium \"><div class=\"active\"><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4214\/35386481071_798351e303.jpg\" title=\"Lap dog\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Lap dog<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4281\/35386472881_c138bd8495.jpg\" title=\"On the road\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>On the road<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4278\/35386479671_5521f61a03.jpg\" title=\"Bye USA\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Bye USA<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4255\/35386475421_2c1e5bdabb.jpg\" title=\"Border\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Border<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4211\/35350204852_0dbf39e76a.jpg\" title=\"We made it!\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>We made it!<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4283\/34686466004_e31bb511b3.jpg\" title=\"View from the cockpit\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>View from the cockpit<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4283\/35350203392_8578a03173.jpg\" title=\"Rest stop\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Rest stop<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4209\/35350208292_dd220f1af1.jpg\" title=\"Green and blue\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Green and blue<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4208\/35477933056_3da5536a0c.jpg\" title=\"Site 3\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Site 3<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4234\/34675933384_440abfaa14.jpg\" title=\"Picture of picture\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Picture of picture<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4216\/34718716603_51752926e7.jpg\" title=\"Say cheese\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Say cheese<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4288\/35130815300_77a5df4152.jpg\" title=\"Horse shoes\" alt=\"\"  \/><p>Horse shoes<\/p><\/div><div><img src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4240\/34675929564_c76466d042.jpg\" title=\"Tossin&#039; 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