{"id":108,"date":"2008-10-05T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-05T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/travelswithmiranda.uskeba.ca\/?p=108"},"modified":"2016-09-11T12:23:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-11T09:23:53","slug":"okanogan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/okanogan\/","title":{"rendered":"OkanOgan"},"content":{"rendered":"

The US border being just 25 minutes away, I decided to add a state to my list and go to Washington for half a day, the main purpose for the trip being a chance to fill my toad for about 15$ less than I can in Canada. Since I feel that you should always have something to declare upon reentry (looks less suspicious, even if you just spent 20$), I checked to see if there might be a Walmart Super Center nearby. There was! It’s in Omak, about an hour and a half away.<\/p>\n

I had no problems entering the United States. When asked when I was going home, I replied truthfully that I will be leaving Oliver in a week. For the first time, I was asked to pop open my trunk, but that was the only delay before entering my 26th state!<\/p>\n

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The scenery on the drive to Omak down the US 97 was breathtaking!<\/p>\n

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I had lunch at Tequila’s in Omak, which promised ‘authentic’ Mexican fare. I have no idea if it was authentic, but it sure was good! My Spanish accent must be as good as my profs said it is since after ordering my ‘burrito a la crema’ (chicken cooked in sour cream and wrapped in a tortilla), the server only addressed me in Spanish! What a nice way to get a change of scenery while staying close to home!<\/p>\n

Crossing the border back into Canada was a non-event. I declared the 30 bucks worth of stuff I’d bought at Walmart (including a huge quantity of RV-friendly toilet paper, something I have not being able to find here), and did not have to pay any customs on my purchases.<\/p>\n

On the way back, I intended to stop off at the Canada Desert Centre, but it closes early, so I’ll need to try again. I did get a shot of Canada’s desert! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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