Kids woke up in puddles. Their mats and sleeping bags are pretty wet. The tent is soaked. There are a few puddles on the floor. Everything had been packed so perfectly in Newfoundland and now everthing's wet. Bummer. But, we're in good spirits because we're headed home.
Drove to the border crossing. Easy and uneventful. Changed clocks to Eastern Time. Driving through northern Maine on a 2-lane highway - looks a lot like Michigan. Still raining. Heading toward Bangor.
Uneventful drives through Maine, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Stopped at Wendy's for lunch and McD's for supper (New York). Last fast food of the trip - yay! Sun did eventually come out and it's been a pleasant drive. Drove along the Erie Canal for awhile. Hard not to get the song stuck in your head as you drive along it.
We'll have 2 border crossings (New York to Ontario and Ontario to Michigan) plus a stop in Niagara, but current ETA on Garmin is 4:10 am.
Border crossing at Buffalo was no problem. Drove into Niagara to see Niagara Falls. It was a crazy zoo down there. There was a party going on! Tons of people and kids even though it was 11 pm. Parking was $20 and we didn't have enough cash or time left, so M dropped off the kids and me so they could see it and then circled around town to pick us up again. Kids thought it was awesome, even though they'd been falling asleep in the car. They really woke up with the party atmosphere and the view of the falls, lit up in the darkness. They were impressed. We'll have to come back some day.
Kids snuggled into the car and quickly fell asleep. Border guard at Port Huron woke them up to check i.d. We look like slobs in this car - it's gotten BAD! But, we will soon be home. ETA: 5:23 am, Sunday, July 31.
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