We were picked up from the hotel by Miriam's boss and started the 12 hour drive (spanned over 2
days) to Ottawa [12 hours in the car with Miriam's boss - more than a good chance to get on the right side;)], stopping in Ithaca for the night. The first day consisted of freeways, American flags, small '(Hicks)...villes', American flags, bare trees, American flags, and a little bit of snow. But then we arrived in Ithaca.
days) to Ottawa [12 hours in the car with Miriam's boss - more than a good chance to get on the right side;)], stopping in Ithaca for the night. The first day consisted of freeways, American flags, small '(Hicks)...villes', American flags, bare trees, American flags, and a little bit of snow. But then we arrived in Ithaca. We all liked Ithaca because of its small town, big University feel to it. There were heaps of cool little cafes, restaurants (including the MooseHead restaurant) , bars and the young population gave the place a cool vibe. Ithaca was the first place in America where we had a nice meal! While in Ithaca we visited Cornell University . It is situated on a hill looking over the Ithaca township - the buildings reminded me of Cambridge.
After a nights sleep, we were on the road again - so cold that our bottles of water in the car froze over night. The days journey consisted of freeways, American flags, snow (and lots of it), American flags, bare trees, a view of Lake Ontario, and a border crossing.We crossed the border at Ogdensburg, a small village on the shores of Lake Ontario. It was the quietest border crossing I have ever been through by car. There were about 2-3 vehicles crossing at the same time as us. After 5-10mins we were through. Canada! The first thing I noticed was a Canadian flag outside a house along the shores of Lake Ontario. The second thing I noticed was metrics - our speed limit was now 100km/h. The car had a switch to change the speedo dials to km/h instead of miles/h.
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