DEJA VU?

It was with much trepidation that we were once again headed to Canada for our next assignment. Was this going to be Deja Vu all over again? Let's just say this time around, after loading the Genie, which was headed to Saint Laurent, Quebec near Montreal Canada, we stopped by the office to make sure all paperwork was in order. We also confirmed our port of entry into Canada and made sure the paperwork would be faxed and approved before our estimated arrival into Canada on Tuesday.

So, as I mentioned after dropping off the de-icing truck at the Spokane Airport, we headed into the company yard. We took the opportunity to get a full service done on the truck and do laundry. Craig also got shoulder tapped by Curtis to do a question and answer session with some new hires. We ended up spending the night there and waited Friday morning for our information on the load to get sent over the computer. Off to Moses Lake we went, with our now customary stop at Starbucks along the way.

With the Genie loaded, and the aforementioned stop at the office to send in the proper paperwork, we were headed east towards Montreal. It had been awhile since we had been this way. You could certainly tell there were wildfires burning in the area as "Big Sky" country was more than a bit smoky.






As we neared the city of Big Timber, the smoke got thick and we were able to glimpse the command post for this major fire. They had several helicopters, fire rigs and tents as far as the eye could see.

Over the next couple of days we experienced a very cool and wet climate which we happily welcomed. It has been so nice to have the windows open at night. Driving through the Detroit area we came across the biggest tire I have ever seen at the Uniroyal factory.



As we neared the Canadian border we were more than a bit hesitant that all the paperwork was completed. We checked in with our dispatcher Katie, and after a small mixup with the serial number it took just one last phone call into Customs to make sure we had clearance. I was elated to hear the voice on the phone tell me we did. Passing through the border this time was uneventful and we were thankful for that!

Tonight finds us happily in Napanee, Ontario with just under 200 miles to go to our final destination in Montreal. In the meantime we are enjoying satellitelite TV and looking forward to our next destination.