…an evening at the Canadian Border

The passage across the border to Canada was incredibly smooth. In fact, the Customs Agent on the Canadian side had to repeat himself in a louder voice…”OK”…….. Off we went…..

The day was beautiful; the water was “nice” and the food……..wow!
I was relaxed.

As the sun started to set, it was decided…”time to go”.

Now I’ve lived in the Western New York area nearly all my life. I knew that it’s usually a little more time consuming on the way back to the US.

As we approached Fort Erie, we were greeted by a reddish glow in front of us…..
“Tail Lights”

My wife, who was driving asked; “I wonder what’s going on up there?”

“Probably Bingo letting out”, I replied.

“That couldn’t be the bridge traffic could it?”

“I don’t think so.”

See….I don’t know it all!

As we waited, steadfast, at the light (six times), the “Peace Bridge” faintly visible in the distance, I said,
“It doesn’t look like its moving”.
This time…….. I was right!

After a volley of “What should we do?”, “I don’t know?” the decision to drive, rather than sit, was made and we headed north towards Niagara Falls… and the “Rainbow Bridge“.

Most of the time, when I’m driving in Canada… I’m Lost.

“You should a’ turned there”.
“How do you know?”
“There was a sign.”

I’ve found that, in Canada, many of the signs are placed “at” the turning point, rather than before. I’m sure that after a while you’d get used to it, but then you most likely wouldn’t need the signs anymore.

After a time, we found ourselves in Niagara Falls. Along the way we tuned in a Buffalo radio station.

“Travelers are experiencing record waits at the border crossings with delays of up to two and a half hours. It’s reported that traffic at the “Rainbow Bridge” was the heaviest.”

“I gotta pee”, I said.
“But I think I can make it”.

Needless to say the day’s relaxation faded.

As I rocked in tense silence I thought.
Some money should be allocated for “Johnny’s” at the border crossings. At least then, if the bridges are delayed, and you don’t have to “go”, you can be entertained while watching hundreds of folks, standing in line, doing the “Pee Pee Dance”.