Crappy Border Crossing!

June 20 – Another full day!  We got on the road about 9 as to leaving the RV park.  Then we stopped to fuel up at a regular gas station that that 2 separate spaces for semis, so we did get to fill up there.  Then we drove a few blocks and parked behind the Wal-mart store and hooked up.  THEN, we officially got on the road close to 10!  The drive to the Canadian border was 119 miles.  Traffic was steady but not bad at all.  We had a pretty long wait at the border as they only had one lane open and there was a line of cars and semis, and us!  We had been advised to complete the ArriveCan app, which required your life story almost and scanning in your passports, CDC cards and driver’s license.  The point was that then they send you a scannable QR code.  We read that then they just scan it and you’re on your way.  NOT!  I went to all that trouble and the guy refused it.  Good thing I had put our bag with our passports and CDC cards on the dash in case.  Actually, they only used our passports like in the old days!  Geez!  Later we were told that they compare what you scanned in with the passports at hand.  Well, I was VERY upfront with what we had on board and they had us pull into one of the 4 spaces for checking your RV.  At least this time was less intrusive and faster than when we entered Canada in the East.  Two employees went out and took about 15 minutes and nothing appeared to have been moved.  They told us we were free to go.  Now we wonder when we go from Alaska back into Canada how that will go!  So far we have driven 4,398 miles to get here!  We expect to hit 12,000 by the time we get home.  The new RV will be really broken in by then!

Once we got thru the border it was only 11-12 miles to Yahk, BC to our campground, Hay U Ranch Resort.  The word Resort, really should not be part of the name.  It’s an OK campground with permanent people.  We found out they sell the lots so then most of the RV’s on them are permanent and then get run down.

Our group is not totally together but all in the same area.  So far 6 of the 14 are here.  We expect the rest to arrive tomorrow.  Then in the evening we have a group gathering to go over things.  Before we leave the Tail Gunner will do an inspection of each RV.  We’ve received our “Welcome” package with some nice goodies and literature to go over and the final itinerary.  Bill has read it all but I will do that some time tomorrow.  He had to put our number on the rear of the RV and our PPA decal on the truck and the RV.  Then we will be ready to hit the road!

Bill met a few of the other folks last night but I was making dinner and making banana nut bread.  After dinner we did our campground walk.  We met a cute little dog that seemed to want to go with us then his mom came out and called him back. 

And not the real Adventure begins!!