Quote Originally Posted by shootingstar View Post
My dearie is not as interested as I, but it would be pleasant for us to bike down to Point Roberts, that interesting blob that belongs to the U.S. while the rest of mainland is Canada. Should be less than 45 kms. south from our place.

Even so, because it's hemmed in by the U.S.-Canadian border, the place is peaceful and not a whole lot of car traffic. At least that's what I heard. And I had no idea it was a good orca whale watching area.
Back in 1977 I lived in Tsawassen for almost a year. Friends used to come see us on a Sunday and we'd all go down to one of the bars/clubs in Point Roberts for some drinking and dancing - bars were not open on Sunday in Canada. That was my only experience being in the US until I met my now DH, who is American. I moved here to Portland to get married in Nov of 1978. We used to go back to Alberta or BC to visit my relatives or our friends once or twice a year, and the changes in the border crossing experiences over the past 30 years has been amazing.

It's been 2 years since I've been in Canada. Next week will be my first crossing using my new passport - we'll see how it goes - I'm guessing going up should be easy, we'll see what happens when I come back to the US.

Edna