Sunday morning we left Fayetteville, NY, quite early. In fact we got up at 5:00 am and were on the road at about 6:15. A stop at Starbucks for coffee, and we were on our way. Shortly we found the New York Thru-way and headed west, stopping now and then for gas or potty breaks. We drove through customs as we decided to take the short way through Ontario, Canada, leaving the USA at Niagara Falls and returning at Detroit.
As we pulled up to customs, the agent wanted to know where we from, and when we said Texas, he asked us if we had guns in our car. He said that it was all right to bring weapons into Canada and that eight out of ten Texans had guns. We said that we did not have any guns, and he asked why not? We replied that we were too old to have guns, although we did have air guns, but not with us. He wished us a good trip, and we were on our way through Canada. When we arrived at USA customs upon leaving Canada, we were asked if this was a rental car. Now, who rents a ten year old Buick? We replied that indeed we owned the car, had not bought fruit or liquor, and he let us back into our country. This short cut saved us several hours, and we arrived in Ann Arbor about an hour later at 3:30 pm to be greeted by lots of hugs from kids and grands. Happy travels.
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