Monthly Archives: September 2009
Back in the USA…Again!
Today we finally get back to the USA…at least for this year.
The Grenville RV Park where we’ve been staying is right on the St. Lawrence River and it’s really nice.
Grenville 2
Grenville 1
Even Mister approves.
Mister on Guard
We left the park about 9:45 am, heading about 7 miles back in the wrong direction so we could have breakfast at the 730 Truck Stop Restaurant where we ate dinner last night. It was that good!
We normally don’t eat breakfast when we’re on the road, but this place was too good to pass up. And after a great breakfast, we finally hit the road about 11 am for the 165 mile trip to the Rome, NY area.
We went thru Customs into the US a little after noon. It was good to be back.
We did have a small problem in that I got fussed at by the Border Agent for going the wrong way.
As we approached the border crossing the signs said Autos to the left and Trucks to the right. Now, when we came back into the US at Houlton, ME last week, the signs said Autos/RV to the left and Trucks to the right, so no problem.
But when we got to the crossing here, there were no other RVs so I didn’t have an example to follow. In the past, when I have had to go thru toll booths and crossings that weren’t really meant for RVs, it was a very tight squeeze, in some cases my mirrors cleared the pillars with about an inch on each side.
So I took the safe approach and went thru the truck side. Wrong.
We did have to go thru the VACIS gamma ray scanner on our way out. This scanner X-rays the vehicle looking for hidden compartments and contraband. I guess they didn’t find anything because they let us go.
All in all, waiting in line and the inspection/scan only took about 15 minutes.
We arrived at The Landing Campground about 2:30pm and got set up. Even though there are a lot of trees in the park, I was still able to get a good satellite signal.
A couple of hours later we went to supper at Gary’s restaurant on Lake Oneida. Very good, and the lake view was great.
After we got back, we set outside out with Mister for a while so he could check out the area.
Then it was in for the night.
Tomorrow we’ll drive over to Rome to try and find where Jan and her family lived when her father was stationed at Griffiss AFB here.
More later…
A Long Day and Bad Roads…
Today we left Quebec about 9:30am for a 266 mile drive to Grenville RV Park in Johnstown, ON.
We needed to make this long trip to be sure we have time to see Niagara Falls and other places before our rally in Ohio on Sept. 27th.
Even though long, we expected the trip to be relatively easy because it was 4 lane all the way.
But that was not to be.
Passing thru the Montreal area we encountered the worst 4 lane road conditions we’ve ever seen.
The roads were either under construction, or should have been. And on top of that, they weren’t very well marked, either.
The one nice thing about the trip were the beautiful colors. Fall is here, at least in Canada. It’s amazing how much the leaves have changed just in the three weeks we were in Canada.
We arrived at Grenville RV Park in Johnstown, ON about 3:15pm and were given a very nice pull-thru site right on the St. Lawrence river.
After getting set up and settling in, we went out for dinner at a place recommended by the RV park called 730 Truck Stop Restaurant.
And like the truck stop restaurant in Houltan, ME that we really liked, this one was excellent also.
Getting back to the rig, we let Mister stretch his legs for a while before we went in for the night.
More tomorrow…
