London, Ontario and onward

Last Sunday, we left Michigan and headed across the border into Canada.  Our plans were to stop outside of London, Ontario for a couple of days before moving east.  On our one full day, we ventured into London to try to find the London Tree Trunks which are tree trunks that have been carved with chain saws and are positioned in various locations.  We only found two of them since we did not have a brochure to point us in the right direction.  One interesting facet of London was the number of people walking in the downtown and surrounding areas.  I guess with the price of gas at more than $5.00 a gallon, people walk instead of drive!  The two tree trunks that we did see are pictured here:

 

The one on the left is titled "Shining Brightly" and the other one is "CCH Crusader" in front of a Catholic school.  The artist for both is Robbin Wenzoski.

The campground where we were staying was not really very good with old electrical service.  We had thirty amp service but we kept blowing the circuit.  Even my hair dryer blew it.  I ended up doing laundry in the campground laundry because I was afraid I would get a load of wash partially completed and poof.  Thank goodness we have a built in surge protector!

On Tuesday morning, we left Golden Pond (campground) and headed east towards the United States.  It probably took us at least an hour and a half to cross the border.  Customs should have two agents at each lane so that one could do the questioning and the other could search the vehicle.  Of course, since the government doesn't have any money, I guess that idea would never work even though it might put some people back to work.  Anyways, both our vehicles and our RV were searched.  After that experience, we proceeded to Four Mile Creek State Campsite recommended by Linda and Howard Payne (www.RV-Dreams.typepad.com).  It is an extremely pleasant campground right on Lake Ontario and close to all the attractions around Niagara Falls.  See the next posting for pictures and impressions!

EASY LIVING!!