Soggy, drippy, misty and grey.....

The morning started out with a thunderstorm that lit up the sky and rolled rumbles for minutes, not seconds.  Then the misty, rain began and as I type this, it is still doing that same thing outside.

Thank goodness we had done the majority of the repacking yesterday, because with the little we had left to pack, Rob and I were soaked before we ever left Brian's house.  And thanks to Brian, we, had a delightful breakfast of Apple smoked bacon, fried eggs and toast.  We also enjoyed his steaming hot, perfect coffee.  He even gave us 2 travel mugs piping hot that we were able to enjoy all day.

We headed north out of Minnesota on I-94.  We stayed on I-94 until we got to Fargo, North Dakota.  There we moved to I-29 and headed to the Canadian Border.

The scenery was wet, misty and grey.  And the further north we drove, the flatter the land became.  I have found the area around Minneapolis to be a tad rolling, but north... just flat.  Very much like Indiana and Illinois.  You can see for miles and it is just flat with the occasional clump of trees that surround homes or barns.

In North Dakota we found speed limits of 75 MPH, so we moved along quickly.  We stopped for gas a couple of times and then one rest stop for the boys.  They are both in the back seat now (Winston prefers the front seat) but he adjusted well and they both slept whenever we were in motion.

We soon found ourselves at the Canadian Border going into Manitoba.  I have never been outside of the US and have heard horror stories of lang waits and searches and probing questions that I was geared for a long session.  We pulled up to the booth where the Customs guard was safely warm and dry inside.  We rolled our windows down and he opened his.  He asked how many people and we said 2 and gave him our passports.  Then he asked if we had alcohol, cigarettes, and guns.  He asked the license number of the car, which we did not know, so we had to produce registration.  Then he asked how long we would be in Canada... 8 days was our response.  Rob explained that he was from Fairbanks and I was from Pennsylvania and he was moving me to Fairbanks.  We told him we had 2 small dogs and he said fine and wished us well as he returned our passports.  5 Minutes max.  No questions about the car top carrier,  No questions about all of the stuff loaded in the Caddy.  Nope just a few questions and we were on our way.  Almost disappointing.  Perhaps it will be harder to get back into the country at the Alaskan border.

Tonight we are in the Altona Hotel in Altona, MB.  We had Chinese for dinner and made reservations for Moose Jaw SK for tomorrow night.

I drove most of the day, Rob drove from just before the border crossing to the hotel.  It was so very nice to have the second driver.  I have a discomfort in my right hip after sitting for a long time, so I probably would not have driven as far.  I was also able to use the heated seat feature in my car (the driver's side heater is not working) and it is feeling much better tonight.

Only 8 days left... barring any issues... and I will be at my new home.  Prayers and good wishes welcomed.