Canaan, ME Day 18 Oct 4th.

Daybreak at Saint John.

Henry adds a flash of Fall colour to the Fall colours.

Great weather for the drive to Canaan, Maine. But first, the encounter with the US Border Control Agent at the US Canadian border. I am parked about 100 feet behind Dirk and I watch a long conversation take place. The Agent suddenly emerges from his ( medium sized) office and climbs aboard Dirks and Colleen's RV. Then out he comes with a packet. Could Dirk and Colleen be secretly carrying ( I did not inhale ) material. No, the agent does not return with handcuffs so it must be a lessor offense like smuggling SA chocolates to Dayton Ohio. No, Dirk is on the move, slowly so I know he is not escaping ( of course in an RV there is little difference between slow and escape speed.) Colleen sends a sneak message over the radio for us to declare all out fruit and vegetables. . We arrive at the agents drive through office. "What fruit and vegetables do you have". "A few apples and grapes" "Is that all?" "Yes I believe so" "Mind if I come on board" " No, just take off your shoes at the door" "Only kidding. On he comes, goes straight for the refrigerator and victoriously holds up a bag of oranges. " You could get a $300 fine for not declaring this" he declares. So off he went with our oranges and Colleen's tomatoes. I think they are short of these items at the Border Control canteen. The drive was spectacular. This was nature showing off its best with red, orange, yellow and green autumn leaves . Our timing for foliage change in this part of country was close to perfect. The Canaan KOA must be one of the best. It caters for children with bicycles, outdoor games , play ground items an indoor game room., a pool etc etc And to satisfy the four of us, there are hiking trails. A great place,One minor oddity. At all the other KOA's we have visited on this trip, an aged gentleman in a golf cart has normally shown us to our site. At this KOA a middle aged man walked Moses like in front of the two trailing RV's, leading them to the appointed camp site. There was a certain solemnness to the procession..Unfortunately it rained for most of the afternoon so those trails will have to wait. On to Twin Mountain New Hampshire tomorrow.