Friday 18 December 2009

Day One on the Road

So, we left London this afternoon at 4:00 (or thereabouts) and headed off on our adventure with car packed to the rafters and 2 very excited dogs in the back seat. After stopping at Timmy's for a farewell coffee, we headed for Sarnia/Pt. Huron -- what an absolute disaster. We were the lucky number 5 or 7 or 8 or whatever the number of the day was. After spending 15 minutes at the booth we were sent over to the inspection area where we had to desert Emma & Abby while strange (and frightening) people searched the car and we stood in line inside the customs booth. Altogether, we spent about an hour at customs, but finally we were sent on our way.

We arrived at our hotel -- the Baymont Inn & Suites in Jackson, Missouri at about 10:00 pm. Total mileage today - 355.0 km. Tomorrow we are off to see the St. Louis Arch. Stay tuned!

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