>    Coming back American customs acted like a smuggler or something, going
> over (and under) my car, inspected the interior and trunk, asked lots of
> questions, had to show ID, etc.

Your experience was the exact opposite of mine, but it may have had to do
with where I was crossing.  I crossed into Canada at Grand Portage, MN,
which is probably not a popular crossing for US citizens with Kentucky
plates.  :)  They were nice, but they did detain me for some light
questioning.  They seemed very interested in how long I planned to stay,
did I have a job to return to, and was I visiting anyone in Canada.

Coming back into the US a little over a week later, I crossed back in at
Port Huron, MI.  The border crossing there was more formal, with the
mirrors that were pointed up under the car, etc., but the guy at the shack
barely looked at my passport before letting me pass.  Part of that could have
been because the vehicle behind me followed me right into the "box" that
only my vehicle was supposed to be in... they seemed a lot more interested
in what he/she was up to than what I was up to.  :)

Mike

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