Last week went to new jersy tipped and loaded bananas out of Eddystone docks for toronto.Because im not american i had to cough up 75 bucks to get escourted 500 yds across the dock, bearing in mind i had to walk unescourted to the same place to pay the fee, like i said, its all about the money. I crossed the border at Niagara, you can hear the falls and if you cross during the day you can go via the scenic route, i was'nt sure of this crossing, i could'nt remember if you crossed the toll bridge first or the border, i pulled up to the booth where a nice young lady opened the window, i looked at her and asked" how much love", she looked most indignant and said im the border crossing officer passport please ,oops, no sense of humour me thinks. Driving on the 401 into toronto i followed 6 snow ploughs abreast on 6 lane motorway clearing snow, really imprssive . A quick reset then back to calgary. the tripac broke down on the way back and spent 3 nights sleeping in -25f temps, it was lovely and warm in the duvet but getting up was a challenge, reminded me of years ago when we had no heating in trucks,the trick is to sleep on or in your clothes so they are nice and warm when you get up. First night i forgot and gingerly got dressed hopping round the cab.When i pulled the curtains back the driver parked next to me was looking and was proberbly wondering what the hell was going on.Got the truck in the shop and spent the night in a hotel, oh buy the way in cold temps the company puts you up if your truck breaks down.
Clearing the snow yankie style.
No i did'nt crash the truck at the end i was waiting for the white out, the snow is like powder and totally blinds you for a few seconds,try closing your eyes driving at 60 mph for a few second, on second thought s don.t.
Hi Dave how are you doing? Hope its starting to get a bit warmer now!?? Your big sis xx
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ReplyDeleteHi David, It is Colin here, a friend of Sandra, I am at Sandra and your Mums house. I am very interested in your blog as over the years my wife and myself have been to Canada many times and the places you mention bring back memories of our trips. Our last trip was Sept last when we travelled from Windsor, Ont to PEI a little trip our Canadian friends said, it took us 8 days and we travelled 3500 miles, they said it was a little trip. So keep up the blogs, you have a good few followers who are really interested in your travels with your big rig and very long trailers, some are 106 ft long I think. Take care Colin
ReplyDeleteHi again Dave, I remember in one of your blogs you said that crossed over to USA at Niagra Falls, we did that crossing about 27 years ago in a campervan, I don't know what Buffalo New York State is like now but then it was a bit rough, lots of people walking around with bis Dobberman dogs and the like, you get the picture, we were glad to get back to the Canadian side I can tell. What is it like now?.Is the weather improving yet? I know that the Windsor, Ont. area has had some big snowfalls lately, but they are more geared up to it than we are in UK, they sure have cold winters over there, I would like to go over in winter just to see, but we usually head there in spring or fall. Keep up with your blog as we are all very interested in your adventures !! Take care Colin
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