Well it is Thursday, July 8, 2010. We are back in the good old United States. The ride through Canada was a quiet one. Not much traffic at all. Some construction though. The roads aren't very good either. After Jesse spent a week washing and waxing the coach, it is now full of dust from the roads in Canada,,,,the car is filthy. We need to find a car wash tomorrow since we can't see out of the windows,,,,unbelievable. Not use to having things dirty like that.
Well gas in Canada is very high and we filled the tank before heading into Canada. We didn't have enough gas to get back to the U.S. so we were told to put in just enough gas to get back to the U.S. Soooo, Jesse being the wise man that he is, figured out just how many liters of fuel we would need and he estimated we needed 80 liters,,,,well I filled the tank and put in 81 for good measure. Well we were on the International Bridge heading back into the U.S. and there was a huge back up waiting to cross the border. As we are sitting on top of the bridge, I hear him mutter under his breath,,,,OH NO. Looks like we are very low on fuel and the tank is on empty. We held our breaths and when it was our turn, he told the border patrol he was nervous and that we were running out of gas. He laughed and told us we could turn the motorhome off while he inspected us. Good thing there was a gas station right after we paid the bridge toll. Oh and it cost $7.00 to cross into Canada and $11.00 to come back. We have a 75 gal tank and it took 65 gals to fill it. Don't want to come that close again. Jesse says, in the end, he is always right. I say that's debateable.
We are staying at a casino in Sault Ste. Marie tonight and tomorrow night. $10 a night with electric. Good deal that's for sure. Today was senior day at the casino so we each got $5.00 worth of free chips to play. We also had to sign up for a players card and that gave us $10.00 more to play with. So we each had $15.00 and we won a total of $15.00. Knowing what big gamblers we are, we took the $15.00 and left. So $20 for 2 nights camping and they gave us $15 back in the casino. Life is good.
Tonight we went to the Soo Locks. We arrived just in time to see a cruise ship enter the locks and watch the water rise and the ship released from the other side. It was very interesting.
The weather today was cool this morning (so nice for a change) and then around noon the sun came out and it was warm again. Tonight however, Jesse is chilly. Nice to say it is chilly again, it's been so hot.
Tomorrow we are going to Mackinac Island. Looking forward to that. I'll tell you all about it tomorrow night.
We're having a great time,,,,
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