Homeward Bound

We were sitting in our RV in Memphis, Tennessee at Graceland RV Park when we made the decision…the decision to cut our trip of a lifetime short and begin the trek back towards The Rock. Initially our plan for Sunday morning was to go

ahead and tour the home of Elvis Presley, see all the memorabilia and start a leisurely drive east towards Newfoundland but the news of the spread of Co-vid19, the closures of businesses and schools as well as the possible closure of borders heightened our urgency to return to Canada as quickly as possible. So instead, on that bright and early morning,  we  found ourselves hitting the road instead of touring the King’s estate! And so it began… our two day journey North back to snow and ice.

The internet is a wonderful thing! As we drove, we listened to radio talk shows and stayed abreast of all the developments across the United States and in

Canada. States of emergency were cropping up all around the world, Trudeau was closing borders to international travellers and limiting the number of airports that would receive international flights. Iconic places like the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville were shut down and neighbourhoods in New York were quarantined. And, of course, supplies at the local Walmarts like toilet paper were limited. Though we felt fine, and still do, we put a push on to get to Canada as we really could not predict where this pandemic would go. Normally

the navigator, I drove for stretches of time so that Steve could rest. On both Sunday and Monday we drove until midnight, camping out on hotel parking lots to catch a wink. After two days of straight driving, across 10 states, we finally crossed the border at Calais, Maine into New Brunswick, Canada. The border services guard was very friendly and of course, asked if we were displaying any symptoms or had been in contact with anyone who had tested positive, to which we have not. So now we are home in our own country, self-isolating, getting ready to catch a ferry back to The Rock!

Bye, bye New York City! We will be back!

Our route to Canada