Canada Day 1

May 21

Left Sumas WA mid-morning.  Uneventful border crossing, a few questions, checked our passports and said have a nice day, we didn’t leave the coach.  No forms. No duty, no search and a very pleasant young Canadian officer.  An interesting side note.  One of the questions was if we were traveling with anyone.  I said yes, the lady in the 5^th wheel in the next lane.  They wanted to know if we were friends or relatives, how long we had traveled together, etc.  They asked her the same questions and must have liked the answers as they waved us both through.  Another interesting little tidbit is that the Rand McNally Nav system automatically switched to metric as we crossed the border.  Great technology.

Drove up Canada Hwy 1 and 97 towards Prince George BC.  The drive is along the Fraser River and one of the most beautiful anywhere.  It is my favorite kind of road, scenic, wide, mostly 2 lane with well-spaced passing lanes and not much traffic.

Stayed the first night in Downing Provincial Park for a senior rate of $9.00.  It is a very small park (18 sites) with narrow roads and small sites.  We squeezed into the last 2 and settled in for the night.  No hookups, Cell service or Wi-Fi, but it is a nice, recently renovated facility.  We did not realize that in addition to being a Canadian Holiday weekend it is also the opening weekend for most parks and facilities so space is at a premium and we were fortunate indeed to find 2.

Wildlife score, 3 deer.