We returned the car by 9 AM and were on our way by 9:15 AM. We headed north on Hwy 17 and stopped for fuel in Omak ($3.89/gal) on Hwy 97then continued on to Oroville where we had lunch and bought a bunch of groceries. By 1:30 PM, we were at the US border where we filled out papers for exporting our Beaver and make it legal. A half hour later, we were on our way to the Canadian border where everything came to a slow crawl. It took over 2 hours to get the papers filled, pay the GST on the price of the Unit and be on our way; we were NOT searched. There was one guy looking after everyone waiting in line and he was in NO rush, believe me!!! Anyway, 4:30 PM we were finally in Canada legally. However this is not the end of the bureaucracy we have to deal with...more to come. We drove to downtown Osoyoos where I got my internet stick active again with TELUS then onward to Oliver where we are presently for the night. We paid $23 for the night then went for dinner at the local Pub. We had a beautiful sunny day for our drive here and it is warm here. Tomorrow, we will be home in Lee Creek.
We drove 183 miles in 3hrs
and 50 minutes and it took us almost 8 hrs to get here!!!
N 49* 11.037’W 119* 32.893’
Alt: 975 ft
Woke up to a cloudy day and it is NOT warm out there! We were back on the road by 10 AM and after stopping at TIM HORTON for breakfast and a great coffee, we headed north on Hwy 97 through Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon. We turned on Hwy 97C to Salmon Arm where we stopped to pick up our mail then continued on to the North Shuswap. We arrived at GATEWAY around 2:45 PM and were greeted by our neighbours. We parked and proceeded to unload some of the stuff plugging the hallway. We went over to Gail and Bob for HH then came home and had dinner. Afterwards, Val went for a walk with Donna and I called the kids to let them know we were home. I also organized all the papers to send to RIV so that I can register this before long and license it. It’s good to be home!!!
We
travelled 165 miles in 3 hrs and 45 minutes @ an average 44 MPH
N 50* 54.328’W 119* 33.203’
ALT: 1159 ft
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Welcome back to the Shuswap, today should be beautiful!
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