Don't kid yourselves. Border guards are NOT your friends, even if they smile and shoot the shit. It's all a tactic to pacify you into saying something you normally shouldn't. They are trained to look for the ques and the emotion in your voice. Only answer when they ask, otherwise say nothing.
We were staying outside of Detroit in our MH and decided one day to visit Windsor, because I had never visited Canada. We took our P/U and when we arrived at the border crossing the Customs Official started to ask us the same kind of questions. This particular officer was not friendly, never once smiled, and actually had a hostile demeanor. When she got to guns or weapons, she proceeded to read us the riot act that guns were not permitted in Canada and it was illegal to bring them it. I told her that we did not have any firearms or weapons. She ask us a few more questions and then reverted back to the firearms question and reminded us again that it was illegal to possess firearms in Canada. I told her that we did not have any firearms and that I was aware that it was illegal in Canada. A few more questions about where we were going to visit and then back to the firearms, again reminding us that it was illegal for the third time. At this time I told her that I did not possess any firearms and that I changed my mind about visiting Canada. She told me we could not turn around at this point. She finally waved us through. I immediately drove around to the US border and crossed back into the US. Never have visited Canada.
Don't worry. The only problem is that to get to Alaska, by RV, I have to drive through your country and be hassled by your rude, unfriendly, border guards.
I'm Canadian and have traveled over the border many times. He was just being nice and interested it your travels. Yes, there is questions he needs to ask, but mainly just a nice Canadian guy.
@@randym8393 Police or border officials are not your friends but doing a job, namely in this case to protect the border and/or bring in fines. The string of questions is to catch people in inconsistencies which leads to more questions to trap the unaware or guilty. As others here point out, it's best to keep answers short and to the point and not proffer extraneous information that possibly could lead to trouble. Of course be polite and patient even if it is a waste of your time.
As a Canadian now dual citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇲, I crossed the border several times, you did good, just answer the questions, dont't add anything. Border agent did his job. I just crossed in upper state NY a few days ago, just a few questions, that's it. Thanks for your video.
I’m Canadian, I’ve been asked mostly all the same questions frequently, (minus the military questions). I live close to the New Brunswick, Maine border. I would call your crossing into Canada as routine. 🇨🇦
Welcome to Canada. Within your video you mentioned you couldn’t visit this state in the winter because of the amount of snow. Just like to remind you that it is a province not a state. The markers are used to mark the edge of the roads for snow plows not depicting the amount of snow.
The only problem we had crossing the border was the cat! They asked who was in the rig and we mentioned the two dogs (we had all of their papers as well as for the cat) but we forgot to mention the cat and they asked what or who else was in our rig. Steve and I looked at each other and realized we hadn’t mentioned Jack, our cat! They knew that there was something or someone else that we hadn’t mentioned in the rig. There was some kind of heat sensor that saw Jack! We were so embarrassed! Thankfully the border patrol agent was really nice about our gaff and Jack was allowed in! By the way, we loved Canada!
Welcome to Canada! 🇨🇦 🍁 Just an FYI, many gas stations in New Brunswick have dump staions and water fill stations for RV's. Might make your boodocking a little easier. Have fun! Hope to see you on the road!
Yes, fuel is more expensive in the number that's shown, but you are paying in Canadian $ so converted to US $ so the hit is a bit easier. When we shop and see essentially the same "number" on an item as we would see at home and multiply by 1.5 for conversion and fees. And that was a chatty guard. We answer what is asked and move along.
I crossed into Canada last summer in my Class C motorhome at the same border crossing that you did. Aside from the typical questions regarding alcohol, tobacco, firearms, cannabis, etc., the only other thing they asked for (and confiscated) were my fresh eggs (about 4 of them) and, coincidentally, upon my return to the U.S. a month later, they also confiscated my fresh eggs (again, about 4 of them). Both ports said it was due to the bird flu.
This is very common as it happens depending on a break out. In fact, when it happens the stores like Costco or Trader Joes will have notices next to the poultry items to inform the shoppers on the poultry ban until lifted.
19:07 Make a checklist with the rule that both of you need to cross-check it and confirm BEFORE you move house. Some of these errors could have the potential to end your home or possibly you if things went south in a hurry. Checklists aren't just for pilots and people with OCD. 😉
Just spent a week in NB and NS. Participated in the floods around Lunenburg, NS so trip not exactly as planned. As far as border crossing, no issues either way. We made sure to check what was allowed and not so we had zero issues. We are now in Maine and enjoying US gas prices!
I’m not sure it was a case of “wanting to stump you.” I think he wanted to know if you had plans and what your plans were. I’ve had the same questions going to Canada - - and their BS detector is set on “HIGH ALERT.” Nothing wrong with that - - I appreciate the way they do their job.
Not just that, they're waiting for responses on their computer system to passport checks etc, so making conversation as well. Better than the ones that just sit there without saying anything staring at the screen.
You picked the perfect crossing. I used to live in St. Stephen NB and used to walk across the border to Calais several times. All the border officers there are all nice
Just a tip, dont say you're a full timer or that the RV is your home. Their first assumption is that you'll never go home. Say where you're *from* or whats on your license and leave it at that. Know where you're going and for how long, be prepared for odd ball questions to verify what you're saying and doing. Its like that regardless which side you're crossing. I just went over to see an RV for sale and the guy had me pull up the ad and talk to him why I wanted that specific rig.
Turn off your water pump while driving. Also we’ve crossed into Canada a lot with our camper - only answer the questions asked. Don’t give them any more info. Glad y’all got across and have an amazing trip!! Canada is gorgeous in the summer! 🇨🇦
Oh c'mon that crossing was painless. We are Canadian and crossing into Maine can be "REAL" fun. Last time (and I mean VERY LAST TIME) we crossed on our way to Florida handed the US border guard our passports and the siren and lights went off, then guns were drawn and we were ordered out of our Rav. They were about to hand cuff my wife when the 1st guard said that would not be necessary and quietly told me we are looking for someone with a similar name but I know it's not you. After about 2 hrs of questioning and sitting on a cold marble slab they said we could leave. No oops we are sorry. No explanation. Just here's your keys the car is over there. A simple sorry for the delay would have been something but did NOT happen. PS The guy they were looking for had a vastly different "skin tone" from ours. Nowadays I fly over rather than step foot in that Police State. USA.
They are not customer service, they are official and legal patrol officers. They do a job and that’s it, they don’t have to do anything more than do their jobs.
@@KhaleesiStJames Exactly. Like these folks did, research what is permissible and stick to rules. And then just answer truthfully what they ask for. In my opinion "skin" and other social signaling devices are not much of a factor contrary to popular expectations. I am South Asian, and my comment is based on my experience traveling back and forth into the US and back to Canada for over 25 years. It is true soon after 911 I got pulled aside "randomly" at airports more often than I would like, but then again I appreciated why I had to endure this. In the special search rooms, majority of my fellow "searchees" were perplexed white senior citizens, many of them wheel-chair bound.
By my experiences travelling to the States from Canada, this was an extremely polite, short and relaxed stop at Customs. My dad once tried to go into the States at Port Huron, Michigan. He ultimately was meeting a friend in Myrtle Beach, but planned on sightseeing on the way, with no particular plan. He told the Crossing guard that, and after being grilled about exactly what stops he was planning, which he had no plan, he was turned away. He then tried again at the Marystown crossing, just south, and was again turned back. He ended up by foregoing his sightseeing and meandering and just produced his reservation in Myrtle Beach and, after further interrogation, went directly there. When my brother left University for the summer, he had the bulk of his possessions in the trunk of his car, and they tore his car apart. We were allowed in, but took almost an hour to put his stuff back in. And in those days, Canadian border agents were completely unarmed. This was a pleasure.
Welcome to Canada. I am a retired Police Officer also, and we don't have any problems going either way at the border. We have our Nexus cards, which help immensely. Very few questions and no problems. Enjoy your stay.
As a commercial driver I crossed the border from New Brunswick to British Columbia so many times I can’t remember. The New Brunswick crossing is one of the easiest. It’s more difficult getting back into the states than it is going into Canada. My passport was stolen had it replaced and for about six months I was stopped coming back into the states and would have to wait for 15 to 30 minutes making sure I was not a terrorist.
The border services officer is doing his job. Our weapons and firearms laws in Canada are very different from the US, so he was making sure you didn't have any weapons we don't allow hear (like handguns, pepper spray, switch blades, etc). Being a texan and former military, he may be concerned you accidentally have a prohibited weapon of some kind.
People have gotten into a lot of trouble over not understanding/respecting Canada's Firearms Act and other weapons legislation. I'm pretty sure you wanted to visit Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia, not a Canadian prison or two.
I find the American Border Crossing Security a lot more 'Unfriendly and All Business' than the Canadian security but in the end they both have jobs to do. I'm a Canadian who is married to an American and we live in WA state but all my family is in British Columbia so we've been across the border many, many times and I have found the key is to tell them ... 'JUST ENOUGH' information because - 'too much or too little' information can get you into BIG, Big trouble 🤣😆
I used to take my grandfather home to PEI every summer and have continued to go there many times since he passed 50 years ago. Have a lot of family there still. I have always found the Canadian border guards are usually very friendly and yes, they have a job to do, but they don't act like the US border guards who seem to like to use their authority. In all the crossings I have made in the last 50+ years, I have never been searched crossing into Canada. However, I have been searched a few times crossing back into the US. I have crossed through Calais, Vanceboro and Houlton, and honestly, I dread coming back to the states because you just never know how the guards are going to be.
Welcome guys!! Glad you made it over. Sorry about the fuel prices, but i promise it's worth it. If you head out west it gets cheaper the closer you get to the Rocky Mountains. Maybe next time you can come out west to this side of the country. Hope you enjoy your stay!
@@jodybuck7498 All the Provinces are beautiful in the summer...albeit, this year (2023) there are forest fires gobbling up millions of prime forest unfortunately). Oh, and they recently had floods in the east, which doesn't happen regularly.
@@todayissomeday You guys will love Banff, but if you ever get back to the lower mainland near Vancouver again you have to go over to the Island and visit the historic museum and Navel Base there.
@@Powerstroke98Flooding has never happened in Nova Scotia to the extent it happened in here this July. And flash flooding is unheard of here. It was a shocking anomoly.
That is something I am constantly checking, is the water pump on or off. I have never had an issue with it running or flooding anything, knock on wood. Another thing I always check before I leave is soap or shampoo bottles. I would hate for one of them to fall and crack the shower floor. Safe travel.
Phil: "I was law enforcement in the Navy. The Leatherman wasn't my main tool." That's the way to not make him suspicious of whether you're carrying or not! 🤣😆
You CANNOT bring your guns into Canada. If you want to go to some wildest gun-toting country, try Florida. Here's a funny story from a few years ago. Calgary in Alberta has the Calgary Stampede each year. I read about this complaint in the newspaper. A police officer from the US midwest traveled to Calgary to take in the Stampede. At the border he was told that he could not bring his gun into Canada. He was incensed because he was a policeman and expected special treatment. His gun did not travel into Canada with him. And don't you know it, he needed his gun while he was here!! He and his wife had gone for a walk in a suburban park called Nose Hill Park in NW Calgary. It was actually a landfill place for garbage. No big trees, he'll, no trees. Think a scrub desert. They were one path when two nicely dressed teenage boys stopped them in broad daylight in that desert, and offered them free tickets to the Stampede they were volunteering as welcome to Calgary hosts. The cop claimed that at that point he needed his gun to take care of the matter. So he was writing in support of changing the Canadian law to allow guns to be brought into our country. Imagine being that scared of two boys in an open treeless park that you needed a gun. This is exactly why guns stay at home. I felt sorry for him for living such a dangerous life. But I had a good laugh as well. The letter he wrote was sent to his local newspaper and the journalist had a whooping great laugh . Perhaps you're too close to see that your country is going down for the count. If your dictator gets elected, your country will be the laughing stock of the world. Even more so than it currently is.
As someone who travels across the border very frequently the questions he asked are quite normal for people that don't frequently travel across the border. The food, tobacco, alcohol, firearms, knives, money and length of stay are normal questions. Especially for those traveling a longer time in the country and or are in a RV. Once you cross a lot and if you have a Nexxus pass it's even better and the questions are very few. In fact, because of a Nexxus pass which looks like a drivers license card that you scan before you get to the guard (as it gives him all of your info.) the shortest interaction we had was we scanned our cards, drove up to the border guard, he looks into the car to determine if we match the Nexxus cards and goes, "ok go." We never said a word!
"Purpose of visit?" is also a common question. If you answer you are working you better have a work permit. Most visitors like these are tourists. Your Nexxus pass is like you are pre-approved, so very few questions are asked. Safe travels.
It’s always a little weird crossing into another country. Looks like it was a smooth process for y’all. What a cool trip! Thanks for sharing this video…… Lisa
We have the same shower faucet. Our shower handles would turn on when the handle was pushed down. I was concerned about the same problem you had, so I took the two handles and stops off and made it so the water turns on when the handles are pushed up,
We are Canadian from Ont. so glade you folks are enjoying our wonderful Country. You find that all the east coast people will help you anytime It seems you are having a lot of fun. safe travels.
I love that you always share the things that go wrong as well as the good so people do not think it's just them that this poop happens to. In one week long trip that I took, my phone got stolen so I could not contact the people I just drove 5-1/2 hours to visit, my laptop fell off the table and broke in half so I could not even email them, my site got flooded out, on the way home I blew the engine in a truck with only 80,000 miles on it. I bought the biggest foam pipe insulation I could find and Gorilla taped it to my power cord, now it takes the beating instead of the plug if becomes disconnected.
P. S. So smart to be concerned about the border crossing! I was stopped for 3 hours and searched. After a fine (thank goodness the exchange rate is very much in our favor!) and a long search, I was finally free! The border agents did say that crossing back in to the U.S. was even stricter.
Crazy!!! Several years ago our show chorus was in a Sweet Adeline National competition ! Due a hurricane in New Orleans the competition was moved to Detroit🤯 Our chorus had to stay across the border in Winser… EVERY time I drove my mini van over to the hotel (with a total of 7 women) the border agents made us 🎶 SING a SONG 🎶 😂
Yes..coming back into our country is more difficult…well..more difficult from the northern border. If you want to come in to the southern broader i guess it’s wide open😫
It’s very nice to see you staying a night in New Brunswick. For many years, NB was known as the “drive through” province. New Brunswick has many wonderful sites and has built up the tourist industry dramatically.
Crossing the border into the States from Canada is the same for us. Just the usual questions honestly. He seemed really friendly. And just a heads up - they’re provinces or territories in Canada. 😉. Ps, just started following you guys - I love your sense of humour!
We were in NFLD a few weeks ago visiting family. We went to Argentia too. My wife was posted there in the early 80's. We are retired Navy types also and have enjoyed your videos. Looking forward to seeing more.
Hi guys, I just want to say that when you're Canadian and going into the usa, the border patrol guys are much more suspicious. And believe me, I travel to US about 10 times per year. Have a nice trip
. I think the American border guards are much worse than Canadian plus it is the job to question and sir if you were part of law enforcement in the navy you should be well aware of why questioning is done the way it is so I don’t think you need to be such a martyr
The shower water trouble and the order of the elements involved, (bottle on shelf, pump switch on), causing water to run down the drain, is so relatable. I have been stumped by these head-shaking occurrences. (Saying to myself quietly, often: This could only happen to me). Like you both said: Probably not be able to recreate that sequence if you wanted to. 😳😊
Especially with Americans from down South of Canada who don't understand this is a different country with different weapons laws - When you're living out of your vehicle, it's your home on wheels, you can't just leave prohibited items at home. We should have full inspections of all American vehicles coming in, to make sure there's no more weapons smuggling, it's a huge problem here, contraband and weapons being smuggled in across our Southern Border with the USA, they're high-crime and really risky in the states.
A P.S. to below: Rule one: always answer all the questions honestly, but in the briefest form possible. You volunteered information that prompted more questions. The Nomad Monster has only been on two border crossings, both rather painless... so far. Headed south to your country late fall... we will see how that crossing goes.
Here’s how you make things real simple, yes, no answers, no getting too friendly, have your plans and reservations printed out if you have any, if you don’t have any plans set, just say I’m on vacation. Period. Less said the better, be polite but keep it business like! This is the best way to cross!
You've been off my "recommended" viewing for over a year (subscriber/shrug)! THANKS for revealing a border crossing discussion! So many are afraid to do that... Thumbs up!
Canada is great to travel in (just be careful crossing the border). I was just in Ontario and had a blast. Looks like you found an awesome Harvest Host! Hope to see you on the road.
Even with all the craziness, you guys seem so relaxed! What a beautiful area already, I can’t wait to see the rest of your trip! And Phil…. It’s just easier to say “ yes dear”. I try to tell John this but he doesn’t listen and we end up “discussing” things just like you guys did! 😂😂 A little berry info for you…but did you know why they are called Strawberries? Because you cover them with straw over the winter! Now, this info is from my Son-in-law so, he could be pulling my leg, but, it sounded kosher to me! LOL. Thanks for sharing another great video!
We have not had problems crossing the border between the US and Canada. Always enjoyed our time in Canada. Traveled to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and other Canadian provinces.
I didn't want to get wet either in that same spot but my husband crossed over and was in the second "cave" for so long that the tide came in and it was slippery between the 2 caves where he fell crossing back. Yes, there are warning signs about staying out there too long. Bay of Fundy tides create a cool phenomenon called tidal bore (Truro, Nova Scotia) and the reversing falls in St. John, New Brunswick.
@kathleenmontavon8630 oh wow! That actually sounds pretty great to see in person! I too wouldn't want to get my shoes wet, so I completely understand. I hope you were able to enjoy seeing it all even with how scary it must have been for a second when the tide came back in! I think more people need to post about things like that, I had no idea something like that exists! The caves must have been so cool!
My maternal grandparents immigrated to Mass from Newfoundland in 1897. Newfoundland was in a terrible economic depression, and here was the opportunity for a better life. I visited there about 10 years ago - stunning geography.
My biggest mistake in life was not following my dad into the CAF and at 58 yrs old now, I deeply regret not having that experience and now that pension to possibly have a similar life. Thank both of you for your service. Good for you guys and welcome to Canada, well 11 months ago. Was actually born in Fredericton, NB but we were posted shortly after, would love to get back there. You seem like such a nice couple, safe travels.
We lived on the US/Canada border for over 30 years. Crossing the border can be intimidating. Some border agents enjoy their authority a little too much. Most of our hassles (and searches) have been when crossing into Canada. Looking forward to seeing your Canadian travels. We haven’t crossed the border since 2020.
Yep, I got one of those authority hungry agents for sure. She was relentless and intimidating, kept talking about going to jail. I got the feeling that the agents around her knew that and threw some sympathy my way. I mean 3 hours! She kept digging!
@@kathleenmontavon8630 about 15 years ago coming across the Niagara border, we were thoroughly searched by the Canadian authorities. My wife and I with our two preteen kids, towing our little Aerolite, bicycles in the truck bed, etc. From their questioning, we must have looked like a gang of gun smugglers. 🙄 Ironically, we were heading back to our home in Michigan, taking nearly the same route we used to get to New York!
For the other way around.... my 3 young daughters were going down to the stes ( Washington) with their grandparents. I had called CBSA before hand to ask what documents were needed. As I have joint custody with my ex we both had to write letters, signed, to say grandparents had permission to take the kids across the border. We supplied photocopies of our drivers license, as well as the kids full birth certificate.. not the wallet size. We gave phone numbers etc. Did EVERYTHING we were told to do. The US agent not so nicely boarded the motor home and took all 3 kids off the border son and INTERROGATED them. They were 5, 8 and 10. The five yr old was so traumatized by how it was done she never went on another trip across the border until she was an adult. I made a formal complaint. So power hungry jerks and jerketts work on both sides of the border.
When you get off the boat in Port Aux Basque there are only two ways you can go - along the south coast for a ways - or North toward Corner Brook and on across the province. There are lots of places know as "out ports" that have spectacular scenery. Both the south shore and north shore of Bay of Islands at Corner Brook is beautiful. I'm sure you had a wonderful time in Newfoundland and the maritimes.
@@karonmccarver4201 and they are with friends in an RV as well. If you listen to one of the questions from the BP officer, he asks them if they are part of the RV caravan 😂
We are in AK, coming through Alberta, BC, and Yukon. We found, although not listed on Open Roads, the TSD card is honored at the Canadian Petro Pass truck stops. We paid between $1.50 and $1.70 L CAD at the dozen or so Petro Pass stops we made.
You did not get a lot of questions! They are the same type of questions we get crossing into the US, except for firearms, the dude was also asking more questions at the end because he found common ground due to your military experience. They are looking for scripted answers, not trying to stump you! Enjoy Canada!
WE WILL NOT EVER CROSS INTO CANADA AGAIN! A few months ago, we took the ferry from Port Angeles, WA to Victoria, BC. We disembarked on the last ferry coming into town. Mind you we had 2 little dogs onboard on THE HOTTEST day of the year (at that time)...and the motorhome had mechanical issues enroute. My wife completed the questionnaire. One of those questions was "were we carrying any MACE". The answer was NO. What weren't aware was that that "BEAR SPRAY" is considered verbotten upon entering Canada. The bear spray was onboard from a past trip to Yellowstone and was prominently mounted in plain sight. Short of alarm bells, and red lights, and sirens...we were commanded to park to the side. Then a "team" of border agents "stripped search" the RV and toad (Jeep). They weren't too polite about it either. I was instructed multiple times to go into the RV and open the safe and cubby holes for them to search. Then told to vacate each time. After an hour of this mess and trying to interrogate the both of us with their attempts to catch us in a lie, they finally figured out that we were innocent, senior campers, with 2 mutts, just on our way to a campsite near town. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER again! BTW: I think everyone is guilty of the shower snafu you guys experienced....including us. Safe Travels.
Do your research before going into another country. Bear spray is noted very clearly on the list from CBSA about what you CANNOT bring into Canada. That being said you can do research and it still backfires at the border because you get a power hungry border guard.
I used to drive across the US-Canadian border at least once, sometimes twice a month for business, to meet with our Canadian office in Toronto. What I learned… 1) Canadian “Border Patrol” (at least for Michigan-Canada) is not about customs or drugs - its primary focus seems to be job protection for the Ministry of Labor. There were times where I was pulled over for inspection - not for suspicion of contraband, but to go into see the Ministry of Labor where they grilled me line by line from my meeting agenda. They wanted to be sure I was not “stealing” work from Canadians. 2) I learned very quickly not to use the words “work” or “training”. Our meetings were always about coordination, coordinating efforts between the countries. 3) I also learned to dress like a tourist, even if I had meetings that day in Canada. The border interrogation went much smoother. 4) Furthermore, I learned to appreciate getting a male Canadian border agent. Women tended to be a lot tougher and cynical. 5) Coming back in the US direction was virtually always a breeze, in some cases they practically waved me by the booth. 6) Worst US bound experience? The random inspection. At 10 pm. The US border agent audibly groaned for me and apologized, “sorry man, you got randomly tagged for full inspection, and worse, the civilian inspection building is closed, so you’ll have to go to the commercial trucker inspection.” What a nightmare - they clearly are not set up for civilian inspections. Two hours later, I was finally on the road. If I were considering adding a business location in Canada, their border process alone might discourage that decision.
We would never open a branch in the states for the same reason. Key personnel from Canada were routinely harassed by the US as we were setting up shop. Delays designed to make them miss flights. Approved visas questioned...waiting for hours. Marketing materials questioned..."couldn't this have been printed in the USA? It was decided to continue exporting to the States. We used the plant in Michigan as a warehouse and just hired 3 Americans instead of the 150 planned.
@@MrJimmysez Perfectly understandable. In the meantime, in SE Michigan we continue to see lots of Ontario plates - shopping and buying gas. And of course, paying out of pocket for Medical procedures so they don't die waiting in queues for treatment in Canada. The local medical providers love Canadians - paying cash - no insurance hassles. ;-)
@@MrJimmysez Yes, totally understandable. In the meantime in SE Michigan, we continue to see a lot of Ontario license plated vehicles on shopping and gas buying visits. … and of course we also see plenty of Canadians doing “medical tourism”. Coming to Michigan for procedures so they don’t die waiting in the queue at home. Our medical providers love these Canadians since they’re paying cash out of pocket… up front… so the providers don’t have to have to hassle with insurance providers. (I won’t bore you with the details of the time some of our staff got pulled aside at the border for a $ shakedown by a Canadian Magistrate for using the wrong word (“training”) for a one day visit. Several hundred dollars later they were on the road to Toronto.)
@@M22Research Actually, if an operation is necessary and can't be performed locally, provincial healthcare covers the costs and transports the patient to a hospital in the US. The odd stabbing or gunshot victim in Ontario were immediately sent to Detroit Receiving Hospital (stab wounds) or Henry Ford Hospital (gunfire). The doctors on staff were experts, but often not doctors, many had been army medics who learned both from war and the deadly streets of Detroit. Then, as now most of the emergency nurses in Detroit are Canadians, trained in Canada. At the Canadian taxpayer's expense. You do get some Canadians going to the States for MRI's and various tests but they don't have to. If deemed necessary Canadians are tested immediately. Immediately. We get busloads of American seniors seeking affordable meds in Canada and you wonder why? I guess American politicians lick the boots of Big Pharma. They love the donations/contributions (bribes).... I don't like Americans using up our stocks of pharmaceuticals, as it's unfair to Canadians. Probably the U.S. has to solve it's own problems. Stop voting for Republicans?
@@MrJimmysez so yah, Canadians come to the US to escape their healthcare system, especially when it is life-threatening. Where will they go when the US healthcare system also gets nationalized and the US has provider shortages and long queues? And guess which party in the US protects Big Pharma? Democrats. The parties have flipped and it is the Democrats who are in bed with big corporations. Simply watch the number of corporations who have gone WOKE.
That was a very normal questions session. When we go to the states to visit relatives we get the same type of questions. We are in our 70’s and the questions never change.
Great Report! I'm surprised they didn't ask a lot more about guns. I hear that folks from Texas get "special attention" since all those cowboys are carry'n.
My boss crossed over in a customized van several years ago. He got a very through search on way back. Customs couldn’t believe someone from KY didn’t have a firearm.
We are traveling from Western Canada to Eastern Canada and just stayed at HH Half Cocked Brewery on July 28th and enjoyed their beer tasting and food truck. What a coincidence - hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip to Canada.
Saint Martins was cool! We found that after 10 vacations in Canada! It’s really off the beaten path. Good seafood restaurants but lodging was a no go, none!
I tie a small line in the middle of the cable so that if either end comes off, it will NOT hit the ground. so I pull on the line so that it is UP above the tow bar while we drive. The line is tied to the ladder. The coiled wire makes this possible. I also lost a cable several years ago.
I just spent 12 days in Newfoundland at the end of July. You're gonna love it. We did see some icebergs but not too many. Cross over to Labrador if you can. We did that and it was so worth it. We saw a couple of RV's from USA crossing with us.
Have you folks ever been to Yellowstone? those poles you stand beside in this video, in Yellowstone, the road on the west side, those poles were higher than my tractor-trailer, about 15 feet tall
Nice video, guys !! Sure seems like you two are loving retired life. I live in Riverview, NB, which is just an hour away from beautiful St Martin’s. I take both New Brunswick’s and Nova Scotia’s natural beauty for granted. I can’t wait to retire in a few short years and explore my beautiful country.
Phil, I've had the same problem with the cord for the toad. The solution I came up with is to use one of those velcro wire management wraps to hold the cover for the receptacle tight against the plug on the cord. If you can't find one of those a tie wrap will work but you have to replace it every time you unplug unless it's a reusable one. At least it keeps the plug from falling out. Have fun in Nova Scotia guys and keep the good stuff coming.
I am in Alberta, west side of the country. The border guard was being friendly and interested. That is my bet. We cross into Montana annually in August at Rooseville MT to camp on Lake Koocanusa on the USA side. You will have a great trip in the Canadian Maritimes!
Bro, I was making dinner and watching/listening to this video with one eye... and I realized you sound exactly like like Woody Harrelson! Some tone, same accent same friendly vibe. Awesome. I hope you enjoyed your time in Canada and come back again. Take care both of you.
I’m from Newfoundland ! Been watching you guys for a couple of years now ! I hope you enjoy my beautiful province. Get screeched in ! any questions just ask… I’m a former travel guide. Have fun !
He is just being friendly and getting info he needs at the same time. I am glad to see our Customs Officers are doing their job! 🇨🇦
He forgot..."Do you own any purple panties?"
Don't kid yourselves. Border guards are NOT your friends, even if they smile and shoot the shit. It's all a tactic to pacify you into saying something you normally shouldn't. They are trained to look for the ques and the emotion in your voice. Only answer when they ask, otherwise say nothing.
We were staying outside of Detroit in our MH and decided one day to visit Windsor, because I had never visited Canada. We took our P/U and when we arrived at the border crossing the Customs Official started to ask us the same kind of questions. This particular officer was not friendly, never once smiled, and actually had a hostile demeanor. When she got to guns or weapons, she proceeded to read us the riot act that guns were not permitted in Canada and it was illegal to bring them it. I told her that we did not have any firearms or weapons. She ask us a few more questions and then reverted back to the firearms question and reminded us again that it was illegal to possess firearms in Canada. I told her that we did not have any firearms and that I was aware that it was illegal in Canada. A few more questions about where we were going to visit and then back to the firearms, again reminding us that it was illegal for the third time. At this time I told her that I did not possess any firearms and that I changed my mind about visiting Canada. She told me we could not turn around at this point. She finally waved us through. I immediately drove around to the US border and crossed back into the US. Never have visited Canada.
@@BigDaddy-dr8gf Please don't come back.
Don't worry. The only problem is that to get to Alaska, by RV, I have to drive through your country and be hassled by your rude, unfriendly, border guards.
I'm Canadian and have traveled over the border many times. He was just being nice and interested it your travels. Yes, there is questions he needs to ask, but mainly just a nice Canadian guy.
As Nova Scotians, my husband and I thought the same thing!
A little too officious to my reckoning. Might have been a slow day.
No there is always a reason for their questions. Has nothing to do with being a nice guy. They don’t have to be nice.
He was being a friendly Canadian. That's it.
@@randym8393 Police or border officials are not your friends but doing a job, namely in this case to protect the border and/or bring in fines. The string of questions is to catch people in inconsistencies which leads to more questions to trap the unaware or guilty. As others here point out, it's best to keep answers short and to the point and not proffer extraneous information that possibly could lead to trouble. Of course be polite and patient even if it is a waste of your time.
Welcome to New Brunswick. My hats off to the teams on both sides of the border for keeping our countries safe.
Hand Salute!!!
User-mk7... OUR freedom is not free, it was paid with a VERY heavy price. Those crossing illegally are nothing but COWARDS!!
Just fyi... small note: we dont have states, N.B is a province. All parts of Canada are provinces .
@@kathybudd7040(And three territories up north 😊)
@@Vetriot6971That southern US border is not near Canada so we have no reason to care what happens there.
As a Canadian now dual citizen 🇨🇦🇺🇲, I crossed the border several times, you did good, just answer the questions, dont't add anything. Border agent did his job. I just crossed in upper state NY a few days ago, just a few questions, that's it. Thanks for your video.
I’m Canadian, I’ve been asked mostly all the same questions frequently, (minus the military questions). I live close to the New Brunswick, Maine border. I would call your crossing into Canada as routine. 🇨🇦
Welcome to Canada. Within your video you mentioned you couldn’t visit this state in the winter because of the amount of snow. Just like to remind you that it is a province not a state. The markers are used to mark the edge of the roads for snow plows not depicting the amount of snow.
The only problem we had crossing the border was the cat! They asked who was in the rig and we mentioned the two dogs (we had all of their papers as well as for the cat) but we forgot to mention the cat and they asked what or who else was in our rig. Steve and I looked at each other and realized we hadn’t mentioned Jack, our cat! They knew that there was something or someone else that we hadn’t mentioned in the rig. There was some kind of heat sensor that saw Jack! We were so embarrassed! Thankfully the border patrol agent was really nice about our gaff and Jack was allowed in! By the way, we loved Canada!
Went to canada during my airforce days had 😊😊a blast
Thanks for sharing this, great information!
Interesting to know about the heat sensor!
@@kathleenmontavon8630 our cat was on his bed in the back of our rig! But they knew there was another warm “body” back there!
Heat sensor 'saw' Jack in the rig. Interesting.
Thank you for visiting Canada, hope you had fun. As a home sick Canadian living abroad thanks. Come back.
Welcome to Canada! 🇨🇦 🍁 Just an FYI, many gas stations in New Brunswick have dump staions and water fill stations for RV's. Might make your boodocking a little easier. Have fun! Hope to see you on the road!
Yes, fuel is more expensive in the number that's shown, but you are paying in Canadian $ so converted to US $ so the hit is a bit easier. When we shop and see essentially the same "number" on an item as we would see at home and multiply by 1.5 for conversion and fees.
And that was a chatty guard. We answer what is asked and move along.
I crossed into Canada last summer in my Class C motorhome at the same border crossing that you did. Aside from the typical questions regarding alcohol, tobacco, firearms, cannabis, etc., the only other thing they asked for (and confiscated) were my fresh eggs (about 4 of them) and, coincidentally, upon my return to the U.S. a month later, they also confiscated my fresh eggs (again, about 4 of them). Both ports said it was due to the bird flu.
I would of cracked them open into the skillet and cooked myself some scrambled eggs in front of them with a smile.
This is very common as it happens depending on a break out. In fact, when it happens the stores like Costco or Trader Joes will have notices next to the poultry items to inform the shoppers on the poultry ban until lifted.
What's with you and 4 eggs? 😂😂😂😂
It's nice to see that he was friendly and interested besides doing his job. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
19:07 Make a checklist with the rule that both of you need to cross-check it and confirm BEFORE you move house. Some of these errors could have the potential to end your home or possibly you if things went south in a hurry. Checklists aren't just for pilots and people with OCD. 😉
Just spent a week in NB and NS. Participated in the floods around Lunenburg, NS so trip not exactly as planned. As far as border crossing, no issues either way. We made sure to check what was allowed and not so we had zero issues. We are now in Maine and enjoying US gas prices!
Enjoy Maine! We love our time there.
When you factor in the exchange rate and smaller gallon not that great of a deal
I’m not sure it was a case of “wanting to stump you.” I think he wanted to know if you had plans and what your plans were. I’ve had the same questions going to Canada - - and their BS detector is set on “HIGH ALERT.” Nothing wrong with that - - I appreciate the way they do their job.
Ditto. We do appreciate their work! I was in Military LE and understand first hand.
Not just that, they're waiting for responses on their computer system to passport checks etc, so making conversation as well. Better than the ones that just sit there without saying anything staring at the screen.
Do you think Newfoundland is just a barren rock? They gets lots of travellers and tourists and I am pretty sure they have lots of facilities.
You picked the perfect crossing. I used to live in St. Stephen NB and used to walk across the border to Calais several times. All the border officers there are all nice
Very typical and fair. Your answers showed you had plans even if they were not specific.
Just a tip, dont say you're a full timer or that the RV is your home. Their first assumption is that you'll never go home. Say where you're *from* or whats on your license and leave it at that. Know where you're going and for how long, be prepared for odd ball questions to verify what you're saying and doing. Its like that regardless which side you're crossing. I just went over to see an RV for sale and the guy had me pull up the ad and talk to him why I wanted that specific rig.
Noted for the next time.
Yes, make sure you tell them that you have a permanent address in the US.
Turn off your water pump while driving. Also we’ve crossed into Canada a lot with our camper - only answer the questions asked. Don’t give them any more info. Glad y’all got across and have an amazing trip!! Canada is gorgeous in the summer! 🇨🇦
I think that goes with any border crossing! Don’t offer information! What is innocuous to us May mean something completely different to a officer!
Often realized when I entered the US coming from Germany.
Often realized when I entered the US coming from Germany.
Often realized when I entered the US coming from Germany.
We call that playing the game of customs.
Oh c'mon that crossing was painless. We are Canadian and crossing into Maine can be "REAL" fun. Last time (and I mean VERY LAST TIME) we crossed on our way to Florida handed the US border guard our passports and the siren and lights went off, then guns were drawn and we were ordered out of our Rav. They were about to hand cuff my wife when the 1st guard said that would not be necessary and quietly told me we are looking for someone with a similar name but I know it's not you. After about 2 hrs of questioning and sitting on a cold marble slab they said we could leave. No oops we are sorry. No explanation. Just here's your keys the car is over there. A simple sorry for the delay would have been something but did NOT happen. PS The guy they were looking for had a vastly different "skin tone" from ours. Nowadays I fly over rather than step foot in that Police State. USA.
They are not customer service, they are official and legal patrol officers. They do a job and that’s it, they don’t have to do anything more than do their jobs.
Mhmm.sure
@@KhaleesiStJames Exactly. Like these folks did, research what is permissible and stick to rules. And then just answer truthfully what they ask for. In my opinion "skin" and other social signaling devices are not much of a factor contrary to popular expectations. I am South Asian, and my comment is based on my experience traveling back and forth into the US and back to Canada for over 25 years. It is true soon after 911 I got pulled aside "randomly" at airports more often than I would like, but then again I appreciated why I had to endure this. In the special search rooms, majority of my fellow "searchees"
were perplexed white senior citizens, many of them wheel-chair bound.
I would have found a lawyer ASAP and demanded an apology. THAT is BS and they hide behind qualified immunity.
@dave sorry that happened but that’s not an excuse for these people to be hassled.
By my experiences travelling to the States from Canada, this was an extremely polite, short and relaxed stop at Customs. My dad once tried to go into the States at Port Huron, Michigan. He ultimately was meeting a friend in Myrtle Beach, but planned on sightseeing on the way, with no particular plan. He told the Crossing guard that, and after being grilled about exactly what stops he was planning, which he had no plan, he was turned away. He then tried again at the Marystown crossing, just south, and was again turned back. He ended up by foregoing his sightseeing and meandering and just produced his reservation in Myrtle Beach and, after further interrogation, went directly there. When my brother left University for the summer, he had the bulk of his possessions in the trunk of his car, and they tore his car apart. We were allowed in, but took almost an hour to put his stuff back in. And in those days, Canadian border agents were completely unarmed. This was a pleasure.
Welcome to Canada. I am a retired Police Officer also, and we don't have any problems going either way at the border. We have our Nexus cards, which help immensely. Very few questions and no problems. Enjoy your stay.
Thank you. What is a Nexus card, if I may ask?
@@cherylparrish1179 the Canadian Nexus Program is a pre-approved document expediting border crossing for low-risk travelers.
It also allows you to fly domestically in the US as a TSC pre-approved traveller.
As a commercial driver I crossed the border from New Brunswick to British Columbia so many times I can’t remember. The New Brunswick crossing is one of the easiest. It’s more difficult getting back into the states than it is going into Canada. My passport was stolen had it replaced and for about six months I was stopped coming back into the states and would have to wait for 15 to 30 minutes making sure I was not a terrorist.
The border services officer is doing his job. Our weapons and firearms laws in Canada are very different from the US, so he was making sure you didn't have any weapons we don't allow hear (like handguns, pepper spray, switch blades, etc). Being a texan and former military, he may be concerned you accidentally have a prohibited weapon of some kind.
People have gotten into a lot of trouble over not understanding/respecting Canada's Firearms Act and other weapons legislation. I'm pretty sure you wanted to visit Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia, not a Canadian prison or two.
Being a former military member is the reason I followed the rules and laws of Canada. We knew what we could and could not bring in.
@@todayissomeday Well as a Canadian thank you and hope you had an amazing time visiting. Come again!
I find the American Border Crossing Security a lot more 'Unfriendly and All Business' than the Canadian security but in the end they both have jobs to do. I'm a Canadian who is married to an American and we live in WA state but all my family is in British Columbia so we've been across the border many, many times and I have found the key is to tell them ... 'JUST ENOUGH' information because - 'too much or too little' information can get you into BIG, Big trouble 🤣😆
I’ve been crossing the border for over 35 years. Stacy is right, that agent was looking to see if you guys would stay consistent with your answers.
I used to take my grandfather home to PEI every summer and have continued to go there many times since he passed 50 years ago. Have a lot of family there still. I have always found the Canadian border guards are usually very friendly and yes, they have a job to do, but they don't act like the US border guards who seem to like to use their authority. In all the crossings I have made in the last 50+ years, I have never been searched crossing into Canada. However, I have been searched a few times crossing back into the US. I have crossed through Calais, Vanceboro and Houlton, and honestly, I dread coming back to the states because you just never know how the guards are going to be.
Welcome guys!! Glad you made it over. Sorry about the fuel prices, but i promise it's worth it. If you head out west it gets cheaper the closer you get to the Rocky Mountains. Maybe next time you can come out west to this side of the country. Hope you enjoy your stay!
The prairies of Saskatchewan are beautiful in the summer!
@@jodybuck7498 All the Provinces are beautiful in the summer...albeit, this year (2023) there are forest fires gobbling up millions of prime forest unfortunately). Oh, and they recently had floods in the east, which doesn't happen regularly.
We do want to hit the west side! And of course Banff is high on the list! We did visit Vancouver a little on our Alaskan cruise a few weeks back.
@@todayissomeday You guys will love Banff, but if you ever get back to the lower mainland near Vancouver again you have to go over to the Island and visit the historic museum and Navel Base there.
@@Powerstroke98Flooding has never happened in Nova Scotia to the extent it happened in here this July. And flash flooding is unheard of here. It was a shocking anomoly.
If you can hand a border agent a printed copy of your anticipated itinerary, you oftentimes can instantly eliminate about 40% of their questions.
That is something I am constantly checking, is the water pump on or off. I have never had an issue with it running or flooding anything, knock on wood. Another thing I always check before I leave is soap or shampoo bottles. I would hate for one of them to fall and crack the shower floor. Safe travel.
Phil: "I was law enforcement in the Navy. The Leatherman wasn't my main tool." That's the way to not make him suspicious of whether you're carrying or not! 🤣😆
Right! Notice he let us go after that.
Air force guys don't get asked these questions.
You CANNOT bring your guns into Canada. If you want to go to some wildest gun-toting country, try Florida. Here's a funny story from a few years ago. Calgary in Alberta has the Calgary Stampede each year. I read about this complaint in the newspaper. A police officer from the US midwest traveled to Calgary to take in the Stampede. At the border he was told that he could not bring his gun into Canada. He was incensed because he was a policeman and expected special treatment. His gun did not travel into Canada with him. And don't you know it, he needed his gun while he was here!!
He and his wife had gone for a walk in a suburban park called Nose Hill Park in NW Calgary. It was actually a landfill place for garbage. No big trees, he'll, no trees. Think a scrub desert. They were one path when two nicely dressed teenage boys stopped them in broad daylight in that desert, and offered them free tickets to the Stampede they were volunteering as welcome to Calgary hosts. The cop claimed that at that point he needed his gun to take care of the matter. So he was writing in support of changing the Canadian law to allow guns to be brought into our country. Imagine being that scared of two boys in an open treeless park that you needed a gun. This is exactly why guns stay at home. I felt sorry for him for living such a dangerous life. But I had a good laugh as well. The letter he wrote was sent to his local newspaper and the journalist had a whooping great laugh . Perhaps you're too close to see that your country is going down for the count. If your dictator gets elected, your country will be the laughing stock of the world. Even more so than it currently is.
Chil, Sue, it was a joke. 🤦
@@suefrench8721 The dictator is currently in office FYI
Too funny when you said you needed to get groceries before arriving in Newfoundland we do have grocery stores
Thank you for your service to the country
As someone who travels across the border very frequently the questions he asked are quite normal for people that don't frequently travel across the border. The food, tobacco, alcohol, firearms, knives, money and length of stay are normal questions. Especially for those traveling a longer time in the country and or are in a RV.
Once you cross a lot and if you have a Nexxus pass it's even better and the questions are very few. In fact, because of a Nexxus pass which looks like a drivers license card that you scan before you get to the guard (as it gives him all of your info.) the shortest interaction we had was we scanned our cards, drove up to the border guard, he looks into the car to determine if we match the Nexxus cards and goes, "ok go." We never said a word!
"Purpose of visit?" is also a common question. If you answer you are working you better have a work permit. Most visitors like these are tourists. Your Nexxus pass is like you are pre-approved, so very few questions are asked. Safe travels.
It’s always a little weird crossing into another country. Looks like it was a smooth process for y’all. What a cool trip! Thanks for sharing this video…… Lisa
Wingman! :-) It's cool you RV Tubers watch each other!
American perspectives on the border are so funny. He was interested in your visit and wanted to make sure you weren't disappointed. Friendly.
We have the same shower faucet. Our shower handles would turn on when the handle was pushed down. I was concerned about the same problem you had, so I took the two handles and stops off and made it so the water turns on when the handles are pushed up,
We are Canadian from Ont. so glade you folks are enjoying our wonderful Country. You find that all the east coast people will help you anytime It seems you are having a lot of fun. safe travels.
I love that you always share the things that go wrong as well as the good so people do not think it's just them that this poop happens to.
In one week long trip that I took, my phone got stolen so I could not contact the people I just drove 5-1/2 hours to visit, my laptop fell off the table and broke in half so I could not even email them, my site got flooded out, on the way home I blew the engine in a truck with only 80,000 miles on it.
I bought the biggest foam pipe insulation I could find and Gorilla taped it to my power cord, now it takes the beating instead of the plug if becomes disconnected.
Wow! That is a crazy trip!
A border agent will engage in conversation to take you past your prepared answers. They are very good at reading body language. Welcome to Canada✌️🇨🇦
P. S. So smart to be concerned about the border crossing! I was stopped for 3 hours and searched. After a fine (thank goodness the exchange rate is very much in our favor!) and a long search, I was finally free! The border agents did say that crossing back in to the U.S. was even stricter.
Yikes! 3 Hours???
Crazy!!!
Several years ago our show chorus was in a Sweet Adeline National competition !
Due a hurricane in New Orleans the competition was moved to Detroit🤯
Our chorus had to stay across the border in Winser…
EVERY time I drove my mini van over to the hotel (with a total of 7 women) the border agents made us 🎶 SING a SONG 🎶
😂
@@todayissomeday Fined for what?
Yes..coming back into our country is more difficult…well..more difficult from the northern border. If you want to come in to the southern broader i guess it’s wide open😫
Fine for what?
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It’s very nice to see you staying a night in New Brunswick. For many years, NB was known as the “drive through” province. New Brunswick has many wonderful sites and has built up the tourist industry dramatically.
Crossing the border into the States from Canada is the same for us. Just the usual questions honestly. He seemed really friendly. And just a heads up - they’re provinces or territories in Canada. 😉. Ps, just started following you guys - I love your sense of humour!
12:36 gaffe
We were in NFLD a few weeks ago visiting family. We went to Argentia too. My wife was posted there in the early 80's. We are retired Navy types also and have enjoyed your videos. Looking forward to seeing more.
Hi guys, I just want to say that when you're Canadian and going into the usa, the border patrol guys are much more suspicious. And believe me, I travel to US about 10 times per year. Have a nice trip
One would hope border agents would be more likely to give the benefit of the doubt to their own citizens - perfectly logical.
. I think the American border guards are much worse than Canadian plus it is the job to question and sir if you were part of law enforcement in the navy you should be well aware of why questioning is done the way it is so I don’t think you need to be such a martyr
Gosh. The people coming in from the Mexican border have nothing but nice things to say about them. Try speaking Spanish or Chinese next time.
@@dew02300 The people coming in from the Mexican border didn't stop to speak with border agents, they went around the crossings. 🤣
I've found the Canadian Border very professional and the American Border absolute Tyrant's.
You will love Newfoundland! My homeland. Cant wait to see that video.
We love it here! Three weeks was not enough time!
The shower water trouble and the order of the elements involved, (bottle on shelf, pump switch on), causing water to run down the drain, is so relatable. I have been stumped by these head-shaking occurrences. (Saying to myself quietly, often: This could only happen to me). Like you both said: Probably not be able to recreate that sequence if you wanted to. 😳😊
Been there. Done that.
Good info, we headed from DFW in our Tiffin next month to Canada for 1st time. Safe Travels
Especially with Americans from down South of Canada who don't understand this is a different country with different weapons laws - When you're living out of your vehicle, it's your home on wheels, you can't just leave prohibited items at home. We should have full inspections of all American vehicles coming in, to make sure there's no more weapons smuggling, it's a huge problem here, contraband and weapons being smuggled in across our Southern Border with the USA, they're high-crime and really risky in the states.
A P.S. to below: Rule one: always answer all the questions honestly, but in the briefest form possible. You volunteered information that prompted more questions. The Nomad Monster has only been on two border crossings, both rather painless... so far. Headed south to your country late fall... we will see how that crossing goes.
As a Canadian I'd like to say Welcome and I hope you had a great time here in Canada.
Yes! Thank you! We did 100%!
Here’s how you make things real simple, yes, no answers, no getting too friendly, have your plans and reservations printed out if you have any, if you don’t have any plans set, just say I’m on vacation. Period. Less said the better, be polite but keep it business like! This is the best way to cross!
You've been off my "recommended" viewing for over a year (subscriber/shrug)! THANKS for revealing a border crossing discussion! So many are afraid to do that... Thumbs up!
Canada is great to travel in (just be careful crossing the border). I was just in Ontario and had a blast. Looks like you found an awesome Harvest Host! Hope to see you on the road.
Great video. Welcome to Canada! Thank you for your service! From a Canadian Veteran!
Thank you!
Even with all the craziness, you guys seem so relaxed! What a beautiful area already, I can’t wait to see the rest of your trip! And Phil…. It’s just easier to say “ yes dear”. I try to tell John this but he doesn’t listen and we end up “discussing” things just like you guys did! 😂😂 A little berry info for you…but did you know why they are called Strawberries? Because you cover them with straw over the winter! Now, this info is from my Son-in-law so, he could be pulling my leg, but, it sounded kosher to me! LOL. Thanks for sharing another great video!
“Yes dear” 😂
After 42 years of marriage my hubby is like your🤯😉😂
Lessons learned. Bet you won’t forget those things again ;) ( plus, we’ll add them to OUR lists of TO DOs when we finally head out. Thanks ❤)
We have not had problems crossing the border between the US and Canada. Always enjoyed our time in Canada. Traveled to Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and other Canadian provinces.
Sounded to me he was just being conversational and you guys were being very friendly chatty which kept him chatty as well!
So funny to see a Navy man not wanting to get wet! I love how adventurous you both are though! This trip of yours is amazing already!!
It is amazing! We are loving it
I didn't want to get wet either in that same spot but my husband crossed over and was in the second "cave" for so long that the tide came in and it was slippery between the 2 caves where he fell crossing back. Yes, there are warning signs about staying out there too long. Bay of Fundy tides create a cool phenomenon called tidal bore (Truro, Nova Scotia) and the reversing falls in St. John, New Brunswick.
@kathleenmontavon8630 oh wow! That actually sounds pretty great to see in person! I too wouldn't want to get my shoes wet, so I completely understand. I hope you were able to enjoy seeing it all even with how scary it must have been for a second when the tide came back in! I think more people need to post about things like that, I had no idea something like that exists! The caves must have been so cool!
My maternal grandparents immigrated to Mass from Newfoundland in 1897. Newfoundland was in a terrible economic depression, and here was the opportunity for a better life. I visited there about 10 years ago - stunning geography.
No he was not trying to stump you, he was just doing his job. He was mostly very friendly. You misread his intentions.
My biggest mistake in life was not following my dad into the CAF and at 58 yrs old now, I deeply regret not having that experience and now that pension to possibly have a similar life. Thank both of you for your service. Good for you guys and welcome to Canada, well 11 months ago. Was actually born in Fredericton, NB but we were posted shortly after, would love to get back there. You seem like such a nice couple, safe travels.
Thanks for sharing! We loved our time in Canada and will be back.
We lived on the US/Canada border for over 30 years. Crossing the border can be intimidating. Some border agents enjoy their authority a little too much. Most of our hassles (and searches) have been when crossing into Canada. Looking forward to seeing your Canadian travels. We haven’t crossed the border since 2020.
Yep, I got one of those authority hungry agents for sure. She was relentless and intimidating, kept talking about going to jail. I got the feeling that the agents around her knew that and threw some sympathy my way. I mean 3 hours! She kept digging!
@@kathleenmontavon8630 about 15 years ago coming across the Niagara border, we were thoroughly searched by the Canadian authorities. My wife and I with our two preteen kids, towing our little Aerolite, bicycles in the truck bed, etc. From their questioning, we must have looked like a gang of gun smugglers. 🙄 Ironically, we were heading back to our home in Michigan, taking nearly the same route we used to get to New York!
For the other way around.... my 3 young daughters were going down to the stes ( Washington) with their grandparents. I had called CBSA before hand to ask what documents were needed. As I have joint custody with my ex we both had to write letters, signed, to say grandparents had permission to take the kids across the border. We supplied photocopies of our drivers license, as well as the kids full birth certificate.. not the wallet size. We gave phone numbers etc. Did EVERYTHING we were told to do. The US agent not so nicely boarded the motor home and took all 3 kids off the border son and INTERROGATED them. They were 5, 8 and 10. The five yr old was so traumatized by how it was done she never went on another trip across the border until she was an adult. I made a formal complaint. So power hungry jerks and jerketts work on both sides of the border.
@@airstreamer above post----definition of Paranoia: seek counselling.
@@just.my.2cents 🤣
When you get off the boat in Port Aux Basque there are only two ways you can go - along the south coast for a ways - or North toward Corner Brook and on across the province. There are lots of places know as "out ports" that have spectacular scenery. Both the south shore and north shore of Bay of Islands at Corner Brook is beautiful. I'm sure you had a wonderful time in Newfoundland and the maritimes.
Is there a great escape we are not aware of? You are one of three RVers with channels going to or are already in Canada. 😂
I'm curious, who. Only other ones I know of, is Big Truck Big Travels. They passed through Canada on the way to Alaska.
Also the hanks
@@karonmccarver4201 and they are with friends in an RV as well. If you listen to one of the questions from the BP officer, he asks them if they are part of the RV caravan
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The KYD family
@@edwardantrobusjr2253 I also follow - @VANTREKKINGlifestyle who is traveling through Atlantic Canada at the moment.
We are in AK, coming through Alberta, BC, and Yukon. We found, although not listed on Open Roads, the TSD card is honored at the Canadian Petro Pass truck stops. We paid between $1.50 and $1.70 L CAD at the dozen or so Petro Pass stops we made.
You did not get a lot of questions! They are the same type of questions we get crossing into the US, except for firearms, the dude was also asking more questions at the end because he found common ground due to your military experience. They are looking for scripted answers, not trying to stump you! Enjoy Canada!
You two are similar to my wife and I. My wife and I have 30 years combined in the Air Force. We will soon be going out full time and cannot wait
WE WILL NOT EVER CROSS INTO CANADA AGAIN!
A few months ago, we took the ferry from Port Angeles, WA to Victoria, BC.
We disembarked on the last ferry coming into town.
Mind you we had 2 little dogs onboard on THE HOTTEST day of the year (at that time)...and the motorhome had mechanical issues enroute.
My wife completed the questionnaire.
One of those questions was "were we carrying any MACE". The answer was NO.
What weren't aware was that that "BEAR SPRAY" is considered verbotten upon entering Canada.
The bear spray was onboard from a past trip to Yellowstone and was prominently mounted in plain sight.
Short of alarm bells, and red lights, and sirens...we were commanded to park to the side.
Then a "team" of border agents "stripped search" the RV and toad (Jeep).
They weren't too polite about it either.
I was instructed multiple times to go into the RV and open the safe and cubby holes for them to search.
Then told to vacate each time.
After an hour of this mess and trying to interrogate the both of us with their attempts to catch us in a lie, they finally figured out that we were innocent, senior campers, with 2 mutts, just on our way to a campsite near town.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER again!
BTW: I think everyone is guilty of the shower snafu you guys experienced....including us.
Safe Travels.
Yikes!
Do your research before going into another country. Bear spray is noted very clearly on the list from CBSA about what you CANNOT bring into Canada. That being said you can do research and it still backfires at the border because you get a power hungry border guard.
Was just through there on our way to Shediac New Brunswick. Beautiful scenery and sights. Enjoy!
I used to drive across the US-Canadian border at least once, sometimes twice a month for business, to meet with our Canadian office in Toronto. What I learned…
1) Canadian “Border Patrol” (at least for Michigan-Canada) is not about customs or drugs - its primary focus seems to be job protection for the Ministry of Labor. There were times where I was pulled over for inspection - not for suspicion of contraband, but to go into see the Ministry of Labor where they grilled me line by line from my meeting agenda. They wanted to be sure I was not “stealing” work from Canadians.
2) I learned very quickly not to use the words “work” or “training”. Our meetings were always about coordination, coordinating efforts between the countries.
3) I also learned to dress like a tourist, even if I had meetings that day in Canada. The border interrogation went much smoother.
4) Furthermore, I learned to appreciate getting a male Canadian border agent. Women tended to be a lot tougher and cynical.
5) Coming back in the US direction was virtually always a breeze, in some cases they practically waved me by the booth.
6) Worst US bound experience? The random inspection. At 10 pm. The US border agent audibly groaned for me and apologized, “sorry man, you got randomly tagged for full inspection, and worse, the civilian inspection building is closed, so you’ll have to go to the commercial trucker inspection.” What a nightmare - they clearly are not set up for civilian inspections. Two hours later, I was finally on the road.
If I were considering adding a business location in Canada, their border process alone might discourage that decision.
We would never open a branch in the states for the same reason.
Key personnel from Canada were routinely harassed by the US as we were
setting up shop. Delays designed to make them miss flights.
Approved visas questioned...waiting for hours.
Marketing materials questioned..."couldn't this have been printed in the USA?
It was decided to continue exporting to the States.
We used the plant in Michigan as a warehouse and just hired 3 Americans
instead of the 150 planned.
@@MrJimmysez Perfectly understandable. In the meantime, in SE Michigan we continue to see lots of Ontario plates - shopping and buying gas. And of course, paying out of pocket for Medical procedures so they don't die waiting in queues for treatment in Canada. The local medical providers love Canadians - paying cash - no insurance hassles. ;-)
@@MrJimmysez Yes, totally understandable. In the meantime in SE Michigan, we continue to see a lot of Ontario license plated vehicles on shopping and gas buying visits.
… and of course we also see plenty of Canadians doing “medical tourism”. Coming to Michigan for procedures so they don’t die waiting in the queue at home. Our medical providers love these Canadians since they’re paying cash out of pocket… up front… so the providers don’t have to have to hassle with insurance providers.
(I won’t bore you with the details of the time some of our staff got pulled aside at the border for a $ shakedown by a Canadian Magistrate for using the wrong word (“training”) for a one day visit. Several hundred dollars later they were on the road to Toronto.)
@@M22Research Actually, if an operation is
necessary and can't be performed locally, provincial healthcare covers the costs and transports the patient to a hospital in the US.
The odd stabbing or gunshot victim in Ontario were immediately sent to Detroit Receiving Hospital (stab wounds) or Henry Ford Hospital (gunfire).
The doctors on staff were experts, but often not doctors, many had been army medics who learned both from war and the deadly streets of Detroit.
Then, as now most of the emergency nurses in Detroit are Canadians, trained in Canada. At the Canadian taxpayer's expense.
You do get some Canadians going to the States for MRI's and various tests but they don't have to.
If deemed necessary Canadians are tested immediately. Immediately.
We get busloads of American seniors seeking affordable meds in Canada and you wonder why?
I guess American politicians lick the boots of Big Pharma. They love the donations/contributions (bribes)....
I don't like Americans using up our stocks of pharmaceuticals, as it's unfair to Canadians.
Probably the U.S. has to solve it's own problems.
Stop voting for Republicans?
@@MrJimmysez so yah, Canadians come to the US to escape their healthcare system, especially when it is life-threatening. Where will they go when the US healthcare system also gets nationalized and the US has provider shortages and long queues?
And guess which party in the US protects Big Pharma? Democrats. The parties have flipped and it is the Democrats who are in bed with big corporations. Simply watch the number of corporations who have gone WOKE.
That was a very normal questions session. When we go to the states to visit relatives we get the same type of questions. We are in our 70’s and the questions never change.
Great Report! I'm surprised they didn't ask a lot more about guns. I hear that folks from Texas get "special attention" since all those cowboys are carry'n.
My boss crossed over in a customized van several years ago. He got a very through search on way back. Customs couldn’t believe someone from KY didn’t have a firearm.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
You're welcome!
❤😊How nice was that! What a beautiful boondocking spot! Fantastic find. Enjoy your new adventure..😊
I'm a full time RVer as well. After seeing this, I am very happy doing it SOLO...
We went there for our 25th wedding anniversary. If you get a chance go to St John and see the reversing falls
We saw it on our Today is Someday cruise!
We are traveling from Western Canada to Eastern Canada and just stayed at HH Half Cocked Brewery on July 28th and enjoyed their beer tasting and food truck. What a coincidence - hope you enjoyed the rest of your trip to Canada.
Saint Martins was cool! We found that after 10 vacations in Canada! It’s really off the beaten path. Good seafood restaurants but lodging was a no go, none!
I tie a small line in the middle of the cable so that if either end comes off, it will NOT hit the ground. so I pull on the line so that it is UP above the tow bar while we drive. The line is tied to the ladder. The coiled wire makes this possible.
I also lost a cable several years ago.
I just spent 12 days in Newfoundland at the end of July. You're gonna love it. We did see some icebergs but not too many. Cross over to Labrador if you can. We did that and it was so worth it. We saw a couple of RV's from USA crossing with us.
Have you folks ever been to Yellowstone? those poles you stand beside in this video, in Yellowstone, the road on the west side, those poles were higher than my tractor-trailer, about 15 feet tall
Welcome to Canada, my home is New Brunswick, however I now live in Toronto, Ontario...I hope you'll have a great time while here.
Thank you! Will do!
Nice video, guys !! Sure seems like you two are loving retired life.
I live in Riverview, NB, which is just an hour away from beautiful St Martin’s. I take both New Brunswick’s and Nova Scotia’s natural beauty for granted.
I can’t wait to retire in a few short years and explore my beautiful country.
Yes we are
Good afternoon, I am glad you made it across with no problems. I live two kilometres from where you crossed the border. Steve from st. Stephen Nb
Phil, I've had the same problem with the cord for the toad. The solution I came up with is to use one of those velcro wire management wraps to hold the cover for the receptacle tight against the plug on the cord. If you can't find one of those a tie wrap will work but you have to replace it every time you unplug unless it's a reusable one. At least it keeps the plug from falling out. Have fun in Nova Scotia guys and keep the good stuff coming.
That's a great idea!
That Irving Big Stop is in Aulds Cove. You're only 35 minutes from my house. Enjoy the drive.
I am in Alberta, west side of the country. The border guard was being friendly and interested. That is my bet. We cross into Montana annually in August at Rooseville MT to camp on Lake Koocanusa on the USA side. You will have a great trip in the Canadian Maritimes!
I cross every year into New Brunswick on our way to Nova Scotia since I was born and now I'm 56.
You all need to get some Vessi shoes. They're waterproof and super comfortable. Thanks for visiting Canada.
Thanks for the tip!
Bro, I was making dinner and watching/listening to this video with one eye... and I realized you sound exactly like like Woody Harrelson! Some tone, same accent same friendly vibe. Awesome. I hope you enjoyed your time in Canada and come back again. Take care both of you.
Boarder service thought you were coming for work, that’s the line of questions☺️enjoy our country and have a great trip!,
We did enjoy it and will be back!
Just crossed into New Brunswick yesterday. You were asked alot more questions than us. Have Fun
Glad you enjoyed the St. Martins Sea Caves. They are a nice sight especially when you live in the area.
They are stores where you could probably get some of those things in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
Nice to see someone exploring our beautiful maritimes on here!
So cool! Have friends in Calais and used to cross that border all the time!
Happy to see what the actual questions were! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I’m from Newfoundland ! Been watching you guys for a couple of years now ! I hope you enjoy my beautiful province. Get screeched in ! any questions just ask… I’m a former travel guide. Have fun !
We got screeched in! We had a blast, just not enough time. We will be back.
Hey guys!
We have to say we love the “Heads Carolina Tails California”. Picture. Safe Travels!