Our first two days in Maine were good. We had a shaky re-entry into the U.S. The port at which we entered was under construction and there were trucks parked all over. A sign pointed all trucks and big vehicles through a portal to the right, so we drove through it and parked next to [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
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After drinking up all our wine so Canadian Customs wouldn’t charge us exorbitant duty, they never even looked in the RV. So we got up to Montreal quickly and camped pretty far outside the city. The next day, we drove 20 miles to a point where we could catch the Metro and went into Montreal. [...]
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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Our time in the Adirondack Mountains wasn’t optimal, weather wise, but we did what we could. We went up to Old Forge on Saturday, and went to the Old Forge Hardware Store. As we were informed, it was a huge warren of separate rooms, some with kitchenware, some with yarn (including ladies knitting and sipping [...]
Friday, September 12, 2008
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We had to make a tough decision about what route to take to Buffalo, our next destination. We found out that we could only take 4 bottles of wine with us through Canada. We had 18. Apparently the Canadian duty and taxes on alcohol are extremely high – more than our wine is worth. So [...]
Bocce! Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008
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We’re ensconced in front of the Mahanic home in Allen Park, Michigan. Roger had to go to city hall yesterday to get a permit for us to camp in front of his home. He was muttering something about gypsies, but that can’t be Dave and me; we’re part English, Italian, Irish and Norwegian with no [...]
What’s a Polenta?
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After Baraboo, we headed up to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We camped at Wandering Wheels, in a space surrounded by 3 sides of thick trees. When shopping in the local store, I asked if they had polenta. “What’s a polenta?” responded the teenage clerk. They’re not too fancy in northern Michigan. We went for a hike [...]
