Days 20-22: June 24-26, 2015
We set off to hit the US Border that afternoon from Banff. After repacking the car and grabbing free fire wood from a camping site,we were officially ready to be back in the states, able to use Pandora, and able to call people without the fear of an outrageous phone bill.
We've been harassed multiple times about being from Florida but having California tags on Sami's car. Knowing we were going to be asked most likely the same questions as when entering Canada, we were ready this time. Our Customs Officer was pretty nice and it was smooth sailing back to our mother land.
Read MoreWe woke up SUPER early (like in the 4 o’clock hour) to make it back to across Vancouver Island to the ferry dock in time for the 8:30 departure. We slept in the car for the entire duration of the 2-hour ferry, broken up by screaming children playing tag in the vehicle cargo level of the ship. Luckily I’m a fairly hard sleeper but Katie dreamt of suddenly opening the car door to close line the little bastards as they ran by.
Read MoreDay 12: Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Crossing the Canadian Border was daunting. Having heard horror stories of people who were clothes-lined at customs for prior DUI charges, trace amounts of drugs and minor weapons, I figured I had a 50/50 shot at getting into our neighbor to the north. We were packing an assassination knife with 14” blade and a Flea Market taser. Katie was probably solid, but I regret to admit a DUI arrest from 2005. We considered smuggling me in via the trunk of the car but thought the consequences for human trafficking may be more detrimental than simply missing out on the opportunity to tramp around with the Canucks for a couple weeks.
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