NOTE: I am playing a bit of blogging catch up as our data connection the first few nights was patchy at best or non-existent at worst.

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WOW! What didn’t happen on Day Two!!!

It started of with our first, very minor “Is there enough gas?” scare. The road out of Killarney takes about half an hour and we had not filled up late the night before. There is a small, private two-pump station on the way back to the highway so, luckily, didn’t need to find out the answer.

Then WE ALMOST DIED! Now, I am unsure if I am am being over dramatic or not, but we are new to the whole towing a trailer thing so our hearts were in our throats. After hitting a divot in the road our 18ft trailer broke out in this crazy footloose dance. It was a rocking and fish-tailing pretty good. Watching it in the side mirror… I thought this was the end of, at minimum, the road trip. Matt’s super saving skills came into play. But WE’RE FINE! And from now on will “Slow Down and Drive Safely”. The only casualty was the food processer. It took a leap from the cupboard along with some cans.

Speaking of things in the cupboard… before leaving, I packed a few kinds of loose leaf tea in some small adorable Steeped Tea tins. What a lapse in judgement! After reading a list of things you can/can’t bring into across the border to the U.S. I was a bit worried even though none of the ingredients were on the prohibited list. Best to just leave it all in the original bags next time. It ended up not being the biggest issue of the border crossing.

Pulled over on a side street in Sault Ste. Marie, we were checking to be sure we had all the documents ready to go… We did not have all the documents ready to go. Apparently “certain it was brought” Harley’s vaccination certificate was not there. Short-term, passive aggressive panic followed by quick problem solving action! TGIF and not Saturday! I called the Vetrenarian’s office and they were able to email a PDF. Yay! Technology win! We made it across! But agreed that we would find a Wal-Mart and get his papers printed.

So we found “Wal-Mart” in Michigan after missing the road and having to turn around. We finally arrived at our destination!(Photo Included) Needless to say, it was not exactly what we were looking for and had to turn around, AGAIN. (Three point turns are more like 10 point turns with trailer in tow.) Thanks Google maps! Technology fail! Or user error? We would continue our search the following day.

What is it that they say…? It’s not the destination but journey that counts!

AS