We arrived at the border crossing at the Bluewater Bridge in Port Huron, MI about 4 pm Friday April 13th. Must have been our lucky day. There was a brief 5 minute stop to export the RV at US Customs, no lineup at Canadian immigration and only 15 minutes to complete the import formalities at Canadian Customs.
We stopped in London for dinner (mmm...pizza) and then joined 10 other RVs at the Flying J for the night. That is the only place with RV dump facilities open at this time of year on our route home in Ontario.
Saturday noon we arrived back at our home to be greeted by friends and family. We travelled a total of 7,572 miles this winter -- 300 more than last year due to our trip from Tucson to Phoenix and back to Tucson.
We are enjoying our newer RV. For short people like Bev, the 6-way power co-pilot seat, automated controls for the fantastic fans, the power visors, the electric awning all come in handy. We appreciate the metal containers over the slide covers and awning, especially in high winds. We're still getting used to the side-view cameras when changing lanes -- they can be a little distracting. Since the cupboard for the washer/dryer is just shelving, we have way more storage in this RV. The increased insulation and dual pane windows reduce the sound from outside and keep us warmer on cool nights.
Vic added a tire monitor system which will ease our mind after the blowout we had in El Paso on our journey south. Our Pursuit carried a spare but this RV has the larger 22.5" tires. Since each tire weighs 90 lbs without a rim, there is no provision for a spare tire as they are for all practical purposes not user replaceable.
Many thanks to our daughter and our neighbours for looking after our home each winter while we follow our dream!
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