You always travel with your passport, right?
Of course, I keep it with me all the time–because you never know when you might have to leave the country quickly.
I thought so, but I wanted to double check…and well, remind you to bring your passport.
Like for Birthday Trip #1, my only requests for Birthday Trip #2 is to go somewhere I hadn’t been before and I didn’t want to plan it (wow, I really AM a prima donna!). Once we had decided that MSP would be our starting point, I pretty much let April take over the planning. And by pretty much, I mean totally (thanks, April, for allowing me to foist that upon you!).
So when the aforementioned conversation happened, I was hopeful that Canada was going to make the itinerary. I mean, April does live in a border state. But one never knows, perhaps you now need a passport to go to South Dakota. All I was told is that my first full day in Minnesota would be an early start and I would need a change of clothes.
Passport? Check!
Extra clothes? Check!
Snacks? DOUBLE CHECK! (what? this is me–April knew snacks were her best bet to keep me awake during our drive).
Coffee? First stop, right around corner from April’s house.
As we pulled out of the parking lot, April handed me a stack of papers:
You navigate. And since you’re bound to figure out soon, if you haven’t done so already, we’re headed for Canada, so if you forgot your passport now would be the time to say something.
I’m quite sure I squealed in response. In less than a month, I went from the most southern point to the top of the country. I was excited. Six hours and change is how long it took to get our destination: International Falls, MN. This meant that I could cross another place off from my 1,000 Places to See Before You Die book. Don’t roll your eyes at me–it’s the little things in life.
During our drive north, the foliage changed considerably–from barely any change in the Twin Cities to nearly bare trees when we got to International Falls. It was quite a beautiful contrast to the plush greenery of Florida.
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