Route planning advice - TT 6 month trip
My wife, two kids, dog and I are planning an extended trip, it will be our first TT trip. I have pulled trailers since I was a teen, so that is not an issue, we have camped and done a little bit of Mo...
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Google "crossing the US Canada border". There are rules crossing in either direction, and special rules for pets. Also, most any bank will convert money for you, but probably wise to convert some dollars (CN) to dollars(US) at a bank before leaving Canada. Businesses and banks near the border on either side are familiar with the current exchange rates, so you'll get a better deal.
Half way up to Alaska, I tried to buy something in a small town with dollars and they simply refused. They didn't see dollars often enough to know the exchange rate.
You may also want to make up a "Cheat Sheet" for pounds/kilograms, ounces/grams and liters/gallons. I got stumped once at the deli counter in a large grocery store as they were selling baked ham by the gram. They didn't know how many grams were in a half pound, so I just ordered 8 slices. I got pretty close.
BTW, if you get near Cincinnati, I still have a few dollars(CN) and some loonies and toonies that you can have. Nobody will take them here. :)
Half way up to Alaska, I tried to buy something in a small town with dollars and they simply refused. They didn't see dollars often enough to know the exchange rate.
You may also want to make up a "Cheat Sheet" for pounds/kilograms, ounces/grams and liters/gallons. I got stumped once at the deli counter in a large grocery store as they were selling baked ham by the gram. They didn't know how many grams were in a half pound, so I just ordered 8 slices. I got pretty close.
BTW, if you get near Cincinnati, I still have a few dollars(CN) and some loonies and toonies that you can have. Nobody will take them here. :)
