Paul Hayward wrote: > Has anyone experienced hassles bringing normal kayaking food (eg: de-hi > meals, oatmeal, scroggin) into either Canada or the US ? Not via land routes, or via personal boat. You are flying, so there may be hassles intrinsic to airports. Primarily, Canada and the US are concerned about fresh fruits and vegetables: root crops, apples, oranges, etc., and some meat products. In addition, there are restrictions on alcohol and tobacco. The limits on the latter are stipulated, and it is best to declare what you have and avoid any lying. If you are over-limit, they will simply confiscate the excess. Here is a good summary of most of that: http://www.britishcolumbia.com/information/details.asp?id=4 And, this pdf file gives some specifics on restricted foodstuffs: http://www.ayc.com/uploads/US%20Canadian%20Customs1.pdf The kind of foodstuffs you describe should not be a problem. Preserved foods seem not to be a concern except some meats, going into the US. What is scroggin, anyway? BTW, Canadian cheeses are very good and worth stocking up on before launch. Some of their beers are also quite good, though expensive by US standards. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 19 2010 - 17:19:47 PDT
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