Oh! Canada!

We made it!

After leaving Madison on Friday, we headed northeast toward Green Bay and then along the western shore of Lake Michigan. It rained all day...and the price of gas is approaching $3/gallon...but we made good progress and stopped at Indian Lake Resort outside of Manistique, Michigan...284 miles from Madison. In the middle of the night, I awoke singing the old Cowsills tune:

"Indian lake is a scene you should make
with your little one;
Just keep it in mind if your looking to find
a place in the summer sun.
Swim in the cove, have a snack in the grove
Or you can rent a canoe;
At Indian Lake
You'll be able to mate the way the Indians do."

Anyway, I'm not sure Katie appreciated it.

We both awoke to snow showers in the morning...there had been a forecast for up to six inches in northern Ontario, but we broke camp and headed out. But not before we went over to the recreation center for fresh-baked cinnamon rolls just out of the oven. One of the ladies at the campground said she was "practicing" for something that was coming up this weekend...

We reached the border a little after noon...we had been on edge for a long time about this crossing because we had so much paperwork...importing the RV, importing all of Katie's belongings, and a lot to declare as well. But it went very quickly...both the U.S. and Canadian border agents were in a good mood and friendly...and the whole process took less than an hour. Mightily relieved, we stopped at the first Tim Horton's and loaded up on great coffee and doughnuts!

Now we are camped at Spragge River Campground in northern Ontario along the Trans-Canada Highway...not a bad site for an overnight...but it was a rude awakening to go from $22/night in the states to $39/night in Canada! The rates have always been higher here, but with the dollar almost at parity, it seems a bit stiff. We will have to stop in Wal-Marts to bring our average cost down!