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Barb and Henry’s house

 2017 summer trip map We think our coach looks really good in their driveway. It’s springtime.  The grass is green.  Flowers are blooming.  Trees are budding out.  The lilacs are in full bloom. The neighborhood looks great. Bailey picked the bed that’s a little big. Henry found the one that was just right. It’s good to be here.  
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We’ve left the country

 It has been rainy the last couple days.  This was our morning view at Beaver Meadows. We went to Canada. We didn’t leave the U.S. because it’s rainy; it’s rainy in Canada too.  We left because Memorial Day Weekend is coming up.  Memorial Day Weekend is the kick-off of camping season.  We’re on our way to Colorado, but there isn’t a camping reservation remaining to be had in the U.S.!  Lucky for us we have friends in high places; high being north.  We weren’t planning on going to Canada this trip, but this is the trip of shifting plans, and what a great excuse to go visit our friends Barb and Henry in Ontario, and camp in their driveway! We’ve done this before; visit Barb and Henry.  Four years ago we crossed the border without a hitch.  This time, we didn’t end up in the express-pass-only lane at the Peace Bridge crossing into Canada because we weren’t paying attention.  It was because we were carefully following the arrows for RVs and Trucks, and suddenly found that the only lane open in front of us was for express passes only, and we don’t get to back-up when we’re towing.  The tow-car system is only designed for moving forward.  It doesn’t work in reverse.  If there is no room for a U-turn, we go straight ahead.  The agent at the booth was almost kind as he explained our mistake to us.  We should have followed the arrows for automobiles.  Oh well.  He processed us, then sent us over to the inspection station.  I guess that was our penance for our mistake; to get inspected. 2017 Summer Trip Map Rain again today.  We decided to make an easy day of it and stopped for the night at the Niagara Falls KOA, on the Canada side.  It’s wet here too.   They found a fairly dry spot for us though. Canada.  Tomorrow we forge deeper into this strange foreign land.  If you don’t hear from us for a while, it will be because I’m busy; I’ll be practicing thinking in kilometers. 
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Wednesday

 We did it again.  Another pastoral setting.  Beaver Meadow Family Campground at Java Center. 2017 Summer Trip Map   Met up with Rock and Ginny at their house in East Otto.  Got a Very nice dinner out of the deal at the Roycroft Inn in East Aurora.  A super stop.  
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I was right yesterday

 I definitely feel 8 hours smarter today! Meanwhile, Judy had to find a way to occupy herself all day while I had my face and ears glued to a computer screen getting educated.  She was wonderfully productive.  She went to town first thing and got some blood drawn for a lab test in anticipation of seeing our family physician when we get to Colorado.  Then she drove to a town the other direction and got the oil changed in the minivan.  Then she drove back to town the first direction to do some shopping.  Altogether she stayed away until about 2.  Unfortunately, the class originated in Colorado on Mountain Time, so it went until 6:30 where we are, in Eastern Time.  She still had a lot of time to kill. Tomorrow, off we go to Buffalo, or thereabouts, East Otto to be specific.  Going to stop by and say hi to my old friend Rock; friends since the Army days.  
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On our way again

 2017 Summer Trip Map The weather has been so sunny and warm this trip; mostly in the 90s; some 80s.  Today it got cool and rainy.  We stopped for the night at the Canandaigua/Rochester KOA, an area brother David should be well familiar with.  Finger Lakes Region. Another nice camp.   No driving tomorrow.  I’m attending an all-day continuing education conference (digitally).  By tomorrow night I’ll be 8 hours smarter!