The first stop -- The land of the north

So let me bring you up to speed on what is happening. We left Thursday morning on our way to Canada (country number 1). We had to pick up one of our customers (Tony) at the airport in Sault Ste. Marie (SSM). And that is where the problem started. There are 2 SSMs. One of them is in Canada and one is in America. Tony was in America and we were already in Canada. Not such a good plan to cross customs 3 times in an hour. So we waited across the border for Tony to grab a taxi and meet us over in the land of the north. That was about an hour and half delay. Other than the time it was as painless as could be. The trip went well and everyone made it safely. You just feel like a bonehead when you read the flight plans wrong.
When I was up here I found out the biggest bummer. I logged on to the Internet (thanks Al Gore) I went to Netflix to check it out and I found out some bad news. You are not allowed to watch movies instantly outside of the US. I was planning on watching a bunch of movies at night in my hotels but I guess that will not happen. I will just have to settle for shows that I have no idea about because they are in a different language.
On Saturday, We decided to go a different route and head to Drummond Island. For those who do know that is back in the USA. Once we got to the states we had to call customs and let them know we were here. Because there were 20 of us, it was a long process that took about an hour and fifteen minutes. Once we had cleared customs we got fuel and had lunch. The lunch was good but long. Because of the large pressure cracks in the ice we decided that it would be better to cross the ice back with the most sunlight so after lunch we rode back. Yes we went to a different country for gas and lunch. I do not know if it was worth it, but the cheeseburger was good. So now I have sailed to Canada, Driven to Canada and Snowmobiled across the ice to Canada. Next I think I want to try something different.
So I leave today and I am leaving Canada during the Canada vs. USA hockey match. I hope the pilots are not Canadian because if they are I do not think we will be leaving. It is the talk of the Olympics and everyone here is getting excited. Let’s hope for some German Pilots. Snowmobiling was a lot of fun. When finished I did a little over 100 miles which was a good amount. There was not a lot of snow so the trails were pretty bare but a great time was had by all. The days were very nice with the sun out not too cold. Now onto the next continent. The next post will have pictures, I promise. More to come.