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I think a lot of it is the border crossing red tape. We were within 25
miles of the Canadian border on our cruise to eastern Maine this summer
and elected not to go further because we didn't want to deal with the
aggravation of returning and clearing back in. Imagine that, returning
to a country where you were born, lived all your life, and served in
the armed forces at one point, only to be treated as one step above a
criminal suspect. Unbelievable.

And the worst thing is that the borders are largely porous, with over 2
million people per year coming across.

The times we've returned into the country, we've been treated relatively
curteously & professionally (always at airports) but it still takes time
better spent on other things, it's aggravating, and it's ineffective.

We've been talking to a number of people who cruise into Canada each
summer on the Great Lakes, and they say things like "the paperwork isn't
too bad."

Fair Skies
Doug King