The border crossing was uneventful, although the time it took was 45 minutes or more. It was about the same going north as going south. I thought the Canada Immigration would be more lax than the US, but that wasn't so.
It was good to get back to mph and US dollars. Canada is really oriented to charge cards. We used VISA for almost everything. The bus from the ferry terminal to downtown Victoria required exact change, so we had to have the $5 in Canadian coins available for both the to downtown and from downtown trips.
We entered the US with a dollar Canadian coin and 9 Canadian pennies. About as close as you can cut it!
About the only interesting thing was seeing Mt. Ranier off in the western sky. It was pretty much obscured by clouds, but you could see it. It's in this photo, but you may not be able to make it out. Those are the Cascade mountains in the distance and Ranier is beyond them.
Pendleton, OR is the home of Pendleton Blanket Works, but we won't be able to tour their factory. The company offers a 90 minute guided tour through service tunnels, card rooms, a meat market, Chinese living quarters, jails and more. Sounds interesting! They also have a more traditional tour showing how woolen products are created.
Tomorrow through a corner of Idaho and on into Utah.
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