{"id":270,"date":"2010-09-01T15:29:29","date_gmt":"2010-09-01T22:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/?p=270"},"modified":"2010-09-02T05:43:13","modified_gmt":"2010-09-02T12:43:13","slug":"day-32-scenery-customs-inspections-and-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minniebiz.com\/gmcmotorhome\/2010\/09\/01\/day-32-scenery-customs-inspections-and-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 32 – Scenery, customs inspections and heat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sept 1st<\/p>\n

Today begins our second month on the road.\u00a0 After 6 really nice nights at my sister Diane’s house in Friendship, Maine we moved on to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.\u00a0 The trip took us about 8 hours – we are really slow but we have a good time – and we passed some spectacular scenery in Northwest Maine.\u00a0 Carol saw a moose but I missed it and it was not advisable to slam on the brakes and turn around so I will have to see it through her eyes.\u00a0 Sorry but no pictures today – fell down on the job.<\/p>\n

All went well until we reached Canadian Customs.\u00a0 They decided that we looked suspicious or maybe didn’t like my answers to their many questions and they told us to pull over for an inspection.\u00a0 Two serious looking customs agents wearing bullet proof vests and sidearms came out and told us to “stand over there away from the RV” while they checked it out.\u00a0 We didn’t know what they were looking for but we were very nervous that they would find it.\u00a0 After about 15 minutes they came out and said to follow them to the Immigration department to pick up our IDs – and they complimented us on the beautiful job on the interior.<\/p>\n

We drove the rest of the way to the Quebec KOA wondering what that was about.\u00a0 The heat was bad all of the way from Maine to Quebec.\u00a0 It went from low 80’s to 90 and very humid.\u00a0 The coach performed really well and the engine temps stayed in the 190-210 range with the AC on all the way.\u00a0 The drive wasn’t as hilly as others we have had but there are some pretty good hills on the way.<\/p>\n

When we got to the KOA we found that we needed more than the 25 feet of electric cord to reach the 30amp service.\u00a0 I connected my additional extension and turned on both AC units.\u00a0 Within about 10 minutes I was still outside emptying the holding tank, etc. and I heard a loud, sharp buzz and the AC units quit.\u00a0 My regular power cord was so hot I couldn’t touch it and when I finally could one of the probes had been so hot that it melted the plastic around it.\u00a0 I moved the coach so that the single cord could reach and we are living with one unit running.<\/p>\n

We made reservations with a tour company that one of the GMCnet <\/a> members recommended and we will take the shuttle to it tomorrow.\u00a0 Hopefully, I will have pictures tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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Sept 1st Today begins our second month on the road.\u00a0 After 6 really nice nights at my sister Diane’s house in Friendship, Maine we moved on to Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.\u00a0 The trip took us about 8 hours – we are really slow but we have a good time – and we passed some spectacular […]<\/p>\n

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