The trip up was pretty exciting. It was about as icy a journey as I have ever driven. Even though it was below freezing, it was raining, which I did not think that was physically possible. Ice and sleet covered the roads yet we maintained about 60 the whole way. We left about 9am and got into Quebec City around 7pm. We were stopped at the boarder and there was a great deal of speculation as to why they might have stopped us. I had pulled up too soon and possibly my eagerness or possibly perceived impatience was being punished. …
