Adventure Logan

I know that I often repeat myself here on this blog but I chalk it up to age when I do. To say that there are perks here is an understatement – otherwise the hundreds of thousands of visitors to this state would not be here. One of my favourite ones is the U-turn at intersections – yipee . It would not work at most intersections in Nova Scotia but it sure is great to be able to use it here. The other perk is the price of gas. Ordinarily it would cost us $75 Canadian to fill the Camry – here this year it cost $43 Canadian. So even though the exchange rate is terrible gas prices help with the pain.

A giant peeve is the grocery cart. There are corrals for empty carts just as there are in Nova Scotia – except they are mostly unused. Patrons here abandon their carts in every conceivable spot – grassy medians, in the parking spot next to their car and wedged up against trees. Many times it  is impossible to pull into an empty parking spot because it has a cart in it. Given that the weather is terrific it is hard to imagine why no one wants to walk the extra few paces to use the corral.

We both spend time with Americans – in the park, at the golf course and for me, at Red Hat. Before we came we discussed the election and all the opinions surrounding it. We decided we needed to have a “stock” comment that would not offend anyone. So when we are asked what our thoughts are on the outcome or the new president we simply say “that we hope he is the best president that they have ever had – as that will mean both the Americans and Canadians will be happy with the outcome”. Perhaps this strategy will keep us out of any disagreements that might happen otherwise. We are in a Republican state after all.