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The next morning we were supposed to head back to the United States. After two cups of coffee, we packed up at Lakewood Christian Campground and headed for Sarnia - the middle of the three border crossings between Ontario (Canada) and Michigan (USA). To do this, we drove along Lakeshore Road, past very nice residential areas with insanely impressive courtyard entrances and houses. It is...

Finally, it could actually start: Gernot & Gisi were ready to leave at the lobby of our accommodation in Boston. Unfortunately, the weather was not so good with us 🤨. So we drove off in the rain, hoping to meet better weather at our destination. Since the bad weather spread more and more to the east, we decided against a sidetrip to Maine. And so we headed north-west to Lake Champlain. Our...

The time has come: Tomorrow we can finally pick up Gernot & Gisi from the airport. After we received the EPA clearance 13 days (no business days!) after our 2nd application, we immediately organized the new transport to Boston. But how does it work with customs at pickup? Does CBP (Customs Border & Protection) have a location right at the cargo terminal or do we have to go to another...

After the many impressions of the last days Micha and I needed a little rest. And not just for the sake of our feet - as IT guys and motorcyclists, we're just not used to walking so many miles. 😀 It was tempting to do nothing for a day or two and give our heads a break. So it came in handy that our next stopover was in a more remote area of Connecticut. How are we going to do it with this toll?...

The arrival: What is the best way to get there by car? After Philadelphia, New York was the next destination of our trip along the East Coast. So again, we started looking for a place to stay in the city. We quickly found out that it was not going to be that easy with Gary if we didn't want to rob a bank and keep all our organs. Not only that the hotels & Airbnbs in New York were not already...