I traveled only 343 miles today through some beautiful country side, between Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, and crossed the northern border into Canada. Upon reaching the Canadian Customs window, the officer asked me a ba-gellion questions. I think I was profiled because I was a biker, hadn't shaved for 4 days, looked mis-givious and hesitated on a couple of questions he asked me. There was one question he asked me three times during the interview process, and that was "Do you have any guns or weapons?" I wasn't packing, so I told him "no sir!" After the third time, I think he was convinced.
He also asked me a stupid question, but I didn't tell him it was stupid. He asked "Is anyone else riding with you?" I smiled, looked at my empty passenger seat, and said "no sir...here's your sign." (Jeff Foxworthy) He frowned back at me and said "Here's your passport, have a good day."
I just love people!
Heading north in Wisconsin.
On the shore of Lake Michigan.
Beautiful drive through a northern Michigan forest.
Crossing the bridge over the upper tip of Lake Superior and into Canada.
Waiting in line at the Canadian border to show my passport. I don't know why, but I felt nervous and guilty, wondering if they will let me through. I had nothing to hide or to be ashamed of, but still was a little nervous.
Behind me, the bridge I crossed over to enter Canada. Awe, my nervousness and guilt finally gone.I'm spending the night in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario Canada, on the banks of Lake Superior. So far the weather has been pretty good. Today was a beautiful day, in the 70's. Right now, as I'm gazing out my motel room window, it is raining, but I suspect it will clear by tomorrow. Let's hope anyway.
Speaking of tomorrow, I'm looking forward to some more beautiful frontiers as I head east across Canada.
See you tomorrow!
Start linking your pics so we can enlarge them. Please? Looks like a beautiful, fun trip. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteYou said it is raining now. Have you spent much time in the rain riding? Last fall I spent 6 hours straight in the rain and that is one of the things that keep me from doing a trip like you are riding. It was not that fun for that long. (But I had to be somewhere)
ReplyDeleteDerrell: Sorry, some of the pics will link and some won't. Not sure if it is the blogspot program not pulling them in or something else. It certainly can't be my computer...because it is a Mac. :)
ReplyDeleteI'll work on it tomorrow night.
Ira: Every year, with my cross country trips, I always seem to run into rain. Just the law of averages. I typically don't mind, as long as it is not too heavy of rain, and not day after day. It makes the dry days that much more enjoyable. Review the weather reports, it looks like I'll be riding in some rain tomorrow. I just put on the rain suit and ride slower.
ReplyDeleteTwo years ago, traveling to New York, I picked up a storm when I left Salt Lake and it followed me for three days. I got tired of that. But, after three days, I didn't have any more rain the rest of the trip.
Had to look at a map to figure out where Sault Ste Marie was. I've flown over it many times but it was usually dark when doing so. It's further north than I was thinking as I've stayed in Hamilton, Ontario numerous times and I've seen allot of road signs pointing the way to Sault Ste Marie. I didn't realize it was that far from Hamilton.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a good trip so far. Hope there's not too much rain. I went on a ride with Bob and Jared today and we hit some rain toward the end of the ride. I certainly wouldn't want to do that for long! Stay safe my friend!
Checked the weather this morning before shoving off, and it looks like the rain will be minimal. That's good!
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