With summer in full swing, Heather and I decided to get away from town for a couple of days by going camping. Since we bought our tent in 2009, we've only used it a couple of times that year, but with four campouts planned for this summer, this weekend would be good to get into the swing of things. I selected Evangola State Park in Farnham, NY as our destination mainly due to its close proximity to Woodstock as well as its affordable rates, although we paid a weekend premium as well as an out-of-state premium. Also, the weather looked optimistic with a sunny Saturday and a sunny Sunday.
We still worked today as we only took half a day of vacation time for this trip. And before we got home, we took care of some business, mainly acquiring some US dollars and going to a Drive Test centre to finally take care of our M licences. We weren't able to update the licences before because it can only be done at a Drive Test centre and their hours of business mirror our working hours.
Our bikes are loaded and the day-old grass is looking good.
Once we were home, we finished up packing and loading our motorcycles with a tent, sleeping bag, camping chairs etc. We didn't leave until 3:45pm with light rain coming down. To save time, we rode the 403 and QEW to the border in Fort Erie although the on-and-off rain and the evening rush hour through Hamilton and Burlington made for an uncomfortable ride. We stopped in Niagara Falls for a light supper at Tim Hortons and gas and then made another quick stop in Fort Erie to prepare our documents.
Our campsite at Evangola.
Surprisingly, this proved to be the easiest time we've ever had crossing the border. The agent in the booth only wanted to know my destination and plate number and he even asked less questions of Heather. From Buffalo, we took Highway 5 to Evangola which is merely 30 minutes from the border. We arrived at the park at 8pm which gave us just enough time to set up our tent in daylight. Having not done it in a couple of years, we took our lumps setting it up but it'll be smooth sailing in the coming weeks. We turned in at 9:30pm with overcast skies and generally gloomy weather.
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As the bird flies, you camped almost directly across Lake Erie from where you live!
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