Back in the USA

After driving the back roads of Ontario, I got to the Bluewater Bridge in Sarnia and had to ace one of my great fears....heights. I do not like them, and do not like driving on the edge of anything. The Bluewater Bridge spans the river between Canada and the US and goes up VERY high:( As usual going over the border takes time and I was stuck on the bridge, while semis rumbled by in their special lane, shaking the bridges, and me in the process. At one point the front of my car was in the US and the back was in Canada. Finally, after about 45 minutes on the bridge, I made it down and through customs and was on my way to Lake Michigan and Benton Harbor where I stayed the night. then today, I made it to Des Moines.

My count to date is - 6200 miles and CA, AZ, NM, OK, TX, AR, TN, GA, SC, NC, VA, DC, MD, PN, DE, NJ, NY, CT, MA, VT, NH, QUE, ONT, MC, IN, IL, IW - 24 states, DC and 2 Canadian provinces. And now, I am headed home. It has been a great journey, and I will be glad to no longer live out of suitcases. I do have it down to a science, though. I developed what I consider my "one night stand" bag with essentials for the motel stops, so I get in and out lightly. I am still undecided where I will go tomorrow, through Nebraska, or up through South Dakota. I will let the weather decide for me.