Fastest border crossing ever!

Well, we are back in the U.S. of A.

It's always interesting crossing a border. You never quite know what's going to happen. Are they going to inspect your RV? Are they going to pull you in for further questioning? Will they take away any food? Will you answer all their questions properly?

We've crossed a lot of borders... this was one of the easiest ones ever!

We left our friends Bernd and Angelika at about 9:15am... a few minutes later than we wanted to. So I was rushing a bit to get one last photo of us together...

Ha... I cut my head off! Too funny.

We said goodbye, and thanked them for looking after us and Sherman. Then, we headed only about 15 minutes away to the community of White Rock where our friends Doug and Nancy had invited us for breakfast. We first met Doug and Nancy in Mexico in May of 2012, and we've bumped into them a few times since. 

They keep a blog at Running Away with Doug and Nancy, but it's not updated very often right now because they're both working for another year. 

Mimosa for breakfast... I only had one glass.

They made us a feast of bacon and eggs and gluten free pancakes. We were stuffed and didn't need any lunch. Thanks again guys... hopefully we'll see you next year!

Then, we had to do a detour up to a Bulk Barn store. Bulk Barn is a Canadian retail chain that sells food items in any quantity, and we buy a lot of our gluten free flours and baking needs there. We needed a good supply of some things to take us through our time in Mexico. Back in Ontario, there are a lot of Bulk Barn stores, but not so here in southwester British Columbia. In fact, there are only three stores in the whole greater Vancouver area. And the nearest one was in Langley. So we detoured up there before going to the border crossing.

Yesterday's drive, 55 miles (88 kms).

Then, down to the Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing where we followed the signs into the truck and RV lane. There was only one transport truck in front of us, and in only two minutes or so, it was our turn.

Handed the passports to the border guard, and he asked where our front licence plate was. I said we were from Saskatchewan, and so there is only one plate and it's on the rear.

He then asked if we had any firewood! I was expecting him to ask about firearms, but no, this was definitely firewood. I said no, no firewood. He asked about fresh fruits and vegetables, and we answered. He asked how long we would be in the United States, and we answered. He handed back the passports and said "that's all folks, have a nice trip"... and we were on our way!

Fastest border crossing ever!

We headed straight south to Bellingham, stopping at a Walmart along the way to stock up on a few things.

Then, to our friends Randy and Marilyn. We met Randy and Marilyn way back in January 2008 in Baja California during our first trip to Mexico. And we haven't seen them since! But we've kept in touch via facebook and so we were able to get together again. We solved all the world's problems last night and had a fun evening. And they fed us dinner and booze! Thanks guys... lots of laughs.

Today, we have a 1:15pm appointment with the ferry to take us to the Olympic Peninsula. No idea where we're going to be stopping for the night. Just the way we like it!

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