Saturday, February 24, 2007

New Dundee ON to Auburn IN

We got away from New Dundee about 8:20, temp minus 12 C. We discovered that one of Curt’s trailer lights wasn’t working, but after some basic troubleshooting we decided to leave anyway and get it fixed along the way. 

We stopped in London at a Flying J for a breakfast buffet, as Curt was to meet his son Randy there. Randy didn’t show though, and Curt decided he should call Can-Am RV in London to see if they would look at his signal problem. They would, and it’s pretty much on the way. Randy caught up to us there, in his new-to-him motorhome. CanAm replaced the car side of the trailer wire plug, as it was corroded. No more problems.

At the border they asked about alcohol, dog food (must be US-made) and beef (best to have none). Toll was $5.50 Cdn for us, but only $2.75 for the huge motorhome, and about $8 for Curt. This hardly seems fair to us trailer-towers (!), but the charge varies by the total number of axles, not by vehicle size or weight. 


Continuing on I69, we got to Imlay City about 2:30 and stopped for gas. None of us needed lunch thanks to the morning stop at the Flying J breakfast buffet. After a stop at a rest area to give the dogs a good stretch and their supper, we pulled in to the La Quinta Inn about 6:15. Good time, considering the stops at Flying J for breakfast and at Can Am for repairs.

The hotel is much more expensive than camping of course, but our trailers are still winterized and it's still below freezing.

LaQuinta, Auburn IN

Still some snow around



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