New Vehicle for the Neighborhood

This may have raised a few eyebrows:

Big Blue at rest.

We arrived in Ottawa about 3 pm and parked in front of Dave and Peggy's house.  We quickly determined that this rig wasn't going to fit in their driveway - even split apart, so we parked up on the grass in front of his house.  All's well that ends well.

We then enjoyed a leisurely afternoon on the back deck.  Jay and Dave caught up on all the cousin talk, and then we transitioned into great steaks and libations.  Kathy MacGillivray and her son Jack are here too, getting Jack set up for the summer.  She will leave this afternoon, and Jack will stay to work in Ottawa.  He is such a great kid - going places for sure.

Dave and Jay. I know.  Handsome.

Our Border crossing was, on balance, a non-event.  We pulled up to the truck lane, and the Agent asked where we were going, and why.  He asked how long we would be in Canada, and if we would taking everything we brought in back out when we left.  (Yup, I told him).

He asked if we had anything to declare.  I told him of the inventory of wine we had recently purchased (at Costco.... Oh look at the good prices!.....).  He wrote it down on a pad of paper and sent us into "Door 2" to pay our duty.  The verdict?  We had to pay $201 in duty on 14 bottles of wine/liquor!!  OUCH!!!  That Costco wine isn't so cheap after all!

And that was the only pain.  No boarding of the truck, no inspection of the RV.  No discussion about the dogs.   I guess they thought anyone who is dumb enough to declare 14 bottles of liquor is too dumb to break the law.

We will visit with Dave and Peggy for a few days, and depart for Quebec on Tuesday.

All for now.  Life is good!