What a fantastic day! We finished loading the vans and took off, only to turn around 10 minutes later. The "Service Engine Soon" light came on in the van I was driving, so we took it to the mechanic to have it fixed. An hour and a half later, plus a Taco Bell stop, we were back on the road, determined to get to Canada! Oddly enough, the engine light came back on right away, but we decided to take our chances.
We had heard lots of stories about crossing the border, and so we did our best to be prepared. We itemized and appraised everything we were going to take over the border. We weren't sure if they'd make us take everything out of the vans to check our cargo, but thank goodness that they didn't! I wasn't nervous, since we were very careful to only bring things that are legal in Canada, but it would have been a lot of work! The Border Guards, Immigration Officer, and Customs Officials were all very nice to us.
Despite some late rush-hour traffic approaching Toronto, we quickly made it to the apartment building and I was handed my keys! It only took us about 2 hours to move everything from the vans into a second floor apartment! I'm so grateful for all of the hard work and sacrifices that my family has made for this to even be possible for me.
It's hot and my whole body hurts from sitting in a car for 6 hours then doing a ton of intense heavy lifting. I am so ready for bed!
I'll post pictures soon of the new apartment as we start organizing it.
Cheers!
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