GL: Candian Customs

[Graham Pugh]

> >So many US cruisers get nervous about entering Canada by boat, perhaps
>>carrying a couple of extra bottles of vine or spirits. Just don't carry 
>>drugs and fire arms and you will sail through smoothly, with a pleasant 
>>smile from a pretty young  female customs officer, after you've answered a 
>>few basic questions :-)
>
> I can assure you having crossed the US / Canada border literally thousands 
> of times mainly by car, although I've crossed, and imported boats into 
> Canada  I've never had any problems, except once when I extended my stay 
> in Canada  for well over a year with an American registered trawler, 
> longer than their customs audit department wanted. So I just moved the 
> boat over to a great marina in Clayton for the balance of the summer 
> before heading south.
>
> Graham Pugh
> Kando  11
> Kingston, ON
>
>
> Bob Williamson said:
>
> PS:  They do have some very nice wine here, now I have a slightly larger
>> problem to get through Canadian Customs!