WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seriously WOW!  What a whirlwind it's been this past week.

Got the call @ 6:30AM last Wednesday, wheels up at 11:30AM same day.  Drove till midnight, have no idea where we stayed.  Up at 4AM Thursday, drove to the Canadian border and drama ensued.  After 3 hours with immigration interrogation, we were allowed to enter into Canada; they confiscated the shotgun.  WHAT?????? Yep ... we can have it back when we leave their country, but only if we produce the special piece of paper we were issued.  YEP!  They searched the entire unit and truck (3 gun-toting dudes) and we were not allowed to be in the vicinity whilst they searched.  I got yelled at by a gun-toting dude to "SHORTEN THE LEASH"!  It's true, she was looking around the concrete and the big fat dude was afraid she would bite someone (nobody was there).  RUDE!  Horrible experience at the border!

We arrived at our campground at 9PM, parked in the dark and discovered we had no cell phone or wifi coverage.  Yikes for sure, can't work without wifi so we knew we had to move on but it's hard to find a place to land without a data connection.

We were scheduled to be at the storm office in Mississauga, Ontario at 8AM on Friday morning.  We transferred our stuff and Sadie to the truck, went back to lock the unit door and returned to hear a "click".  Sadie locked the doors; both sets of keys were inside and after 30 minutes of trying to get her to unlock the door and to find a way in, we "dropped" the rear window glass (just $225.00 to repair).  Thank you Adjuster Dog.

When we finally arrived we were issued 15 claims and went to work, kind of.  Had to buy a Garmin GPS and a temporary cell phone because Verizon does not have service for us here.  We got lost on the way home and passed a campground that was closer and cheaper ( with wifi and cell service!). Inquired about taking up residence there, they said "yay", we got the unit, moved it over, and landed at 10PM that night.

Next day we hit the ground running and have been running ever since.

Adjuster Dog guards the truck while we scope claims ... it's 92 degrees and humid so we leave the truck running so she can live to tell about our adventures.  Gas is around $5.10 gallon (US) but she's worth it.  $100.00 per fill ... sheesh!  Everything is uber expensive, 20-30% more than home, yuck!  

People talk fast, drive fast ... and while everyone "technically" speaks English ... it's a struggle to communicate.  Asian, African, Indian, French and of course the Canadian (eh) lingo is amusing.  Traffic is HUGE and we have not yet even been to Toronto (hanging in the burbs, also known as GTA).

We leave the campground by 8AM daily and return around 7PM.  Do more paperwork, fix dinner, more paperwork, off to bed and do it all over again.  It's so crazy busy here we hope to have work for some time.  We love working for this company, it's like a dream come true and we're trying to "shine" so they invite us to play again.

Got no pics to share ... don't know when we can update again ... I'm hoping for a shorter day on Sunday.

Peace and Love and Pray for Storms!