Friday 6/29 Again:
Left early this morning. Today we were essentially truck drivers. Our mission for the day was to chew up miles and get to Canada. 290 miles later, we’ve arrived, and are spending the night in a rest area in Abbotsford, BC. Drove through Seattle on the way. I was reminded of the many nights I’ve spent here. One of my favorite cities, but traffic is always an issue and today is was particularly obnoxious. This afternoon we spent a couple hours at Camping World in Burlington, WA, getting the tow brake indicator light fixed. Good experience. They fit us into their busy schedule and discovered that a blown fuse in the Jeep was the culprit. Our experience at the US/Canadian border was less satisfying. Our border patrol agent had clearly done well in her Gestapo 101 class. She was missing the leather trench coat and riding crop, but otherwise she was perfect. “We haf veys to make you talk”. While she was grilling us about possible contraband beer and the reasons we were carrying firearms*, a fabulous double rainbow materialized on the eastern horizon--intensely vivid colors against a leaden sky. Got some pictures, but none that captured the rainbow at its best.
* You can bring 12 cans of beer into Canada without paying duty. The correct answer on the firearms is, “protection against wild animals”. (Fraulein, I read the book!).
