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Leaving Canada

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January 2nd 2016
Well it was a bone-chilling, nose-hair-freezing -3 degrees when we left the condo at 10:30 this morning. We made breakfast out of whatever groceries we had yet to consume since we had no way to pack home anything refrigerated. After we started the dryer and the dishwasher we were all ready to head out. We needed gas but decided to wait since te conversion rate made gas about $7/gal. We did go bac ... read more

North America » United States » Idaho

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more