Rejected at the Canadian Border!!!

It’s true. We were yellow slipped and turned back at customs. I will never go to Canada again. I am officially boycotting the Country! Here is the story…

As we pulled into line at the border I was already a little nervous. Not because of anything “illegal” I was carrying. I was smart and left all that back in Hood River. I was nervous because 8 years ago when I tried to go to Canada I was rejected for of a DUI that I got when I was 21. Even though I had done a diversion and it was off my driving record in the States, apparently that wasn’t good enough for Canada. Another friend of ours was recently rejected for the same reason. His DUI was from 40 years ago!!! So for the record, you can visit Canada only 7 years after committing a major felony in the States, but if you have a DUI you’re never welcome back. Crazy.

So sitting there in the border line I was a bit worried that my DUI might come up if they ran my name in the computer. After waiting and waiting in line we finally made our way to the window. They immediately moved us from the regular line into the special covered area reserved for narco smugglers and draft dodgers. We were informed that failure to declare certain items would result in a $400 fine per item and possible detention. When asked if we had any alcohol or firearms I told him we had wine. He informed me that I was only allowed to bring 2 bottles into Canada. 2 BOTTLES!!! Are you kidding me? We’ve got 51 bottles of world-class wine in the van. We have the very best bottles of the 90+ wineries we visited along every wine region on the west coast of America! (My response to him? Click on the picture above)

We were given the option to pay an insane amount in Canadian duties or return to the US. That is when I decided it was time to boycott Canada. Adios Canada. We didn’t want to spend a bunch of money in your country anyway!
On to greener pastures. - TREE