Comments on: Our Southern Neighbours

By: Rich B

Rich B — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:46:27 +0000

haven’t you heard, the masons are in a secret cabal that controls the world with the girl scouts, the NY yankees, the quakers and Oprah. A lot of America’s founders were masons, they were a pretty big deal at one time.

By: Tanya

Tanya — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:31:56 +0000

Glad to hear you had a good time chez nous
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By: Soleil

Soleil — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:52:47 +0000

Aren’t international road trips fun? I think I have the better part of the bargain though — 1 hour from Windsor. Although I’m sure drunken bikers in upstate New York are quite charming too
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By: Zhu

Zhu — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:29:44 +0000

@Cynthia — You bet! It’s actually one of the only chance I have to have Tim Hortons. Don’t know why but it tastes great when driving.

@Gledwood — Not much, $7 I believe. But just to cross the border, it’s a bit annoying. Plus the fingerprinting and picture.

@Yogi — Thank you! You sure take a lot of road trips yourself!

@Agnes — Hope you liked it… even for just a few hours!

@Beth — Don,t even get me started on my passport picture… I like my French passport’s best, at the time I got it (2003, valid for 10 years), we were still allowed to smile.

@khengsiong — To drive yes, but I get lost in the distance sometimes. I keep on thinking it’s km.

@Nigel Babu — We had fries

@London Caller — Ah, English and football! They must be going crazy with the upcoming World Cup!

@Ghosty Kips — Nope, never. I have to go to NY sometimes, it’s just the timing is never right. How come you are having troubles to get a passport?

@Rich B — A. Bay is mostly an easy close day trip destination for us, plus it’s a bit more “exotic” than Gananoque (and easier to pronounce too). The grass is always greener…

That said, I agree with you, lots of bikers and not necessarily family friendly. Although I was surprised to see there was a Massonic Loge on the Main Street!

@Linguist-in-Waiting — I miss the stamps too, I used to get one on my French passport when crossing This is not the Prescott border but just the A. Bay marina one. I guess a lot of Canadian sail on the St Lawrence and go on US waters.

@Poem — Always!

@Seraphine — Okay, let me see: meal for too, gas for the car (but in gallons so no idea how much is was actually), two cokes and a pack of Camel (we have no US cigarettes in Canada). Sorry, will try to do better next time!

By: Seraphine

Seraphine — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:21:30 +0000

i love motorcar trips. i hope you took home some momentos, maybe some stuff you can't find in canada, preferable stuff you don't really need. we need all the canadian dollars we can get. .-= Seraphine´s last blog ..At Other Times, I Feel Blessed =-.

By: Poem

Poem — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:47:13 +0000

Road trips are so fun!

By: Linguist-in-Waiting

Linguist-in-Waiting — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:16:06 +0000

Wow. That's one of the most informal-looking border stations I've seen! And I am glad that you get enjoyment in using your passport as well. I always like the feeling of having a new stamp in my passport. Which is why I do not get why people make a big deal in the fact that they required a passport to cross the Canada-USA border recently. In my opinion, if one goes to a new country, then one needs a passport. Unless they want the border to be abolished, like in the Schengen area, where a passport is not needed for the citizens to cross the unchecked border. Which frustrates me when I cross the US-Canada border and they do not give me a stamp. .-= Linguist-in-Waiting´s last blog ..Linguistic Factoid No. 18: Register =-.

By: Rich B

Rich B — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:02:19 +0000

Before 9/11 you didn’t need passports. Actually you’ve only needed it the last couple years. It’s part of the “hemispheric travel initiative” or some such gobbledegook.
If you had one great, but all you needed was a photo i.d. and the willingness to be asked stupid questions. (where were you born? Where did you go to high school? etc. etc.)
I guess we had to set up some kind of restrictions on the theft/export of our “awesomeness.“
Like I said before, I live about an hour from Alex Bay, and that part of the state is ironically considered the backwater of the state. I like Ganonoque better than Alex Bay, more family friendly (fewer drunk bikers, fewer bars) and more relaxed generally.
I’m sure it’s slow since the season is stil early. Nice photos. We do have a sweet flag, but not as gutsy as putting a leaf on one!

By: Ghosty Kips

Ghosty Kips — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:43:15 +0000

I still can’t get my passport. I’ll never be able to defect to Canada at this rate. … oops. Anyway, Never been to Prescott, though I’ve been to Niagara a half-dozen times. Looks like a nice place. Bemused at the Red Sox t-shirts, I’ll take the one with the skull please (and burn the other one). Wait, have you ever made it to Manhattan?
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By: London Caller

London Caller — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:10:56 +0000

Ha ha... We have similar "baseball jokes" t-shirts here in England. Instead of baseballs, they feature football, as in soccer. ;-p .-= London Caller´s last blog ..Queen’s Gate Gardens / 女王大门公园 / Taman Pintu Pagar Ratu / クイーンス·ゲート·ガーデンス =-.