QUICK TRIP TO CANADA

As I had talked about in my previous entry, we didn't stay up too late, just until 8pm before we were both ready to call it a night. Good thing is, with our satellite getting both east coast and west coast feeds, by 8pm we had watched all the prime time shows we wanted.

With only 12 miles to the border we breezed through Customs and was at the dealer by 9am. As is usually the case, they weren't quite ready for us, so we sat and waited while they went to work moving boats around to make room for the truck and trailer. It was still a very tight fit, and with the limited room, made it a challenge for Craig to try and back up under the hoist. But with patience and determination, he made it and the boats were off in just under an hour.

Shortly thereafter, we were headed back across the border, a mere three hour trip into Canada. We had requested to be routed through Sumas for our re-entry into the USA, as it is usually much faster to clear Customs than Blaine. Another advantage, is being able to travel on State Route 9, and enjoying the scenery with it's small farms and green pastures.

The rain which had been predicted never really materialized, except for a few sprinkles as we got south of Seattle. We had been given a dispatch to head to Roseburg, Oregon to pick up two boats which would be going to Kent, WA. Only about 800 total miles, but a sweet little trip, as we are familiar with both places and would be able to make it into Roseburg for the night.

With a fuel stop in Aurora, OR, we drove on as the sun set. When we pulled into the Bayliner plant we saw two other drivers already staged for loading in the morning. Off to sleep we went and during the night, the rain gently played it's tune on the roof of the cab.

This morning, waking up to yet another truck staged for loading, Craig took off for the loading bay to let them know we were there. What he learned was that they were way behind schedule, the two boats we are to pick up are not even ready yet, and they weren't sure if they would even be ready by tomorrow. With a phone call into dispatch to let them know our status, we headed 10 miles down the road to the nearest truck stop to sit and wait, and here is where we'll be when and if the boats are ever ready.