FROM CITY LIFE TO COUNTRY LIFE

In a blink of an eye it seemed we went from city life to country life. We had planned our route so that we would be staying at a service area on the New Jersey Turnpike before entering New York City over the George Washington Bridge. It was Friday, mid morning, by the time we got there, and we didn't want to chance Friday afternoon traffic through New York into Connecticut. But we did get to see the New York City skyline on our way to the service area which was a thrill for us.

We planned it so we would again be leaving around 3am Eastern time to miss any traffic there might be. Even though it was dark, I gave Craig the play by play as we drove through, pointing out to his left Manhattan, to the right the Bronx, not that we could even see anything. He perked up when I told him we were passing New Rochelle, because, after all, that is where Rob and Laura Petrie lived on the Dick Van Dyke Show. Safely out of New York state, we quickly drove through Connecticut, Massachusetts, and into New Hampshire. By 9am eastern we had found our dealership in Laconia and they were very happy to see us so early as they expected a busy day with customers wanting to get repairs done or to launch their boats. The dealership was right on Lake Winnipesaukee.

We both thought New Hampshire looked good, mountains and lots of trees, although not green yet. As the dealer said "We've had a long hard winter" in the accent of a true Northeasterner. As we headed out of New Hampshire I spotted two moving black objects up ahead to my left. I alerted Craig and surmised that it was a couple of black bears. As we passed them, and Craig had the jake brake on, it must have startled one of them into a defensive move, as it stood up on it's hind legs as we passed by. I feel quite the outdoors man lately, with all the wildlife I have been able to see.

A short drive through Vermont and we were at the dreaded Canadian border crossing. As we were told by the Broker, we needed to go inside to get some paperwork they had filled out for the dealer, it was something to do with registration for the trailer. As soon as we got to the Customs Officer we told him about our paperwork and he graciously told us to park the truck and come inside. We found our paperwork just where the Broker told us it would be, took it along with our other forms and headed to the counter. With only a slight delay, and the nicest Custom Officers we have had to deal with, not to mention their French accents were pleasing to my ears, we were on our way to our second drop for the day just south west of Montreal.

So recapping our day, we drove through 6 states, 1 Canadian province, and dropped off two boats at two different locations. Quite a day if I do say so myself. Craig and I are calling it a night and getting some sleep.....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ