Rumors abound in the war against Can.... er, terrorism. Fatherland security... do I have that name right?... may or may not require official identity bracelets for those of us who might want to paddle in that garden of eden otherwise known as British Columbia, Canada. One would think, what with the Internet and all, that information on moving back and forth across the northern border of the USA might be easily obtained. One would be wrong. Oh, there are plenty of web sites with information but the problem is that a lot of them are out of date and still sitting there providing (the wrong) information. While Europe has managed to open its borders to the point where you can drive from Scandinavia to the Med without so much as a "how do you do" crossing borders, the USA has - at least according to rumor - moved in the opposite direction. Requirements for Passports, birth certificates, retina scans and relinquishing of first-born sons (tempting, actually) float around like Victoria sewage in the Juan de Fuca Strait. Does anyone know what is required now and what might be required in the future to: a) Drive across the border into Canada and then return; and, b) Boat across the border into Canada and then return? Reasonable people - of which I might be one - would like to know. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jul 08 2008 - 19:43:01 PDT
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