Sunday July 5th - drive into Canada

None of the Miller Clan had been to Canada - so Sunday we decided to drive up there and just look around!
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Going through the border was interesting.......did you know that Mace spray & Pepper spray are banned in Canada?? Of all the odd things....we could carry a gun, just had to declare it. But we couldn't carry pepper spray (not that we had any, but just seemed odd)!


At the border that we crossed at, is Peace Arch Park. In the center of the park is this large white structure. On the US side (going into Canada) it states: "Brethren Dwelling together in Unity".

On the Canada side (going into the US) it states: "Children of a Common Mother".

And in the entrance area it states: "May these gates never be closed"

There were two large flower gardens - one on each end. This one was in the shape & design of the Canadian Flag.

And on the other end the one shaped and designed like the American Flag.

This is what sitting in customs looks like....which is why they have the park! Lots of people had more then enough time to walk around and take pictures while they waited to get through customs!

This was an interesting little structure - all four sides had something etched into it.

Here is the official border...

Just before we crossed back into the US - we stopped at the duty free shopping store - lots of liquor...and a few other items!

It was a nice drive - especially since we were in Western Canada (British Columbia) - lots of hills and some mountains. Not a ton of noteworthy things. They had McDonald's, Wal-mart, and probably tons of other stores I associate as USA stores. They even had a Pier 1, that seemed kind of funny.

We ate at a little restaurant by a mall, then came back to the condo!