Amy and I are on the road and headed for the great state of Alaska via Canada! We left today around noon and made good time on the road towards our first stop at our friends' house south of Toronto on Lake Erie.
We have our husky Sebastian with us in the car and he is doing great as always. He is so mellow on a road trip and is going to finally make it to the state where he should have lived in his doggy fantasies.
Then, five miles outside of Buffalo, NY, a moment of painful clarity hit us: we forgot to bring the paperwork for Sebastian! Here we are about to try to cross the boarder into a foreign country and we have no documentation on this canine in the backseat. Oy!
As we sat in line at the boarder crossing we were working out all of the possible outcomes in our minds; everything from having the vet fax documents to us in the morning to driving across the US instead and leaving Sebastian with a friend in Washington State.
Fate would have it that we ended up with the coolest boarder agent that I have ever encountered in all of my travels! A few quick questions, a "relax, it's okay" smile, and 5 min later we were cruising into Canada and at our friends' house 20 min later. Amazing! Thank you, thank you, thank you...
The view from Dave's family's place is so peaceful. After wonderful drive down a little enchanted lane you come to their summer home. The house sits high up on a sand dune with a vast vista of Lake Erie spread before it. This is the kind of place where you could stay awhile.
We had a great meal, wonderful stories and laughter, and chats that went into the night lit by candlelight. Now, as I prepare to go to bed and type up this post on my cellphone (no internet here) Sebastian lays curled up at my feet, Amy sleeps in the bed beside me, and the first day of our trip comes to a close. I wonder what tomorrow has in store?
In the morning: headed towards Winnipeg...
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