Falling into Canada

Our three-week trip this summer would take us through 23 states and one Canadian province…with our first stop being Ontario to see Niagara Falls. We spent the evening with a friend just across the border and then with Gus in tow we headed to the falls. As most know, there is both an American and a Canadian side of the falls…with the Canadian side generally considered to be more superior. This rare Canadian win over the US (granted with a little help from nature) was not lost on the crowd of school children…who took great pride in regularly stating that ‘their side was better than the American side’. The falls were amazing and well worth the detour, but then we were back in the car and heading south through New York State to our next stop in Kentucky. Jen provided considerable entertainment at border control, becoming extremely nervous under the ‘interrogating’ questioning of the guard. When asked how we knew each other (i.e. wanting to know if we were a couple, friends etc.) Jen nervously launched into the story of how we met at UCLA…the fact I was an exchange student…the guard did his best to maintain a level of professionalism as he stopped her mid-sentence to clarify. Needless to say, Jen is no longer considering a career as an international spy.

Pictured: The Falls and Gus helping with the drive.