South for Summer? Get in line.

Now i know a lot of people are going to say, the delays and lineups at the border aren't always or entirely the fault of the Canadians, and I agree, both parties are equally at fault for providing a service which is completely inadequate, however it is another anoying aspect of life in Vancouver, and thats what this blog is all about.

If you're in the US as much as I am, trying to avoid the crazy local prices here, or enjoy a decent restaurant, or find a cool bar to sit and chill in (thats right Seattles bars are so much cooler than Vancouvers), then you've problably been through the Peace Arch or Pacific Crossing at some point or other.

What an organizational fuckup. Unless you're there at some ungodly time of the morning or night, prepare yourself for a wait, in either direction. It seems now that the communication/co-operation between both sides is so limited that last weekend, they were unable to avoid doing roadworks on the US side at Pacific Crossing, and construction on the Canada side at Peace Arch, the result? Lineups and delays and waits of 2 or more hours.

With the Canadian dollar where it is right now more and more people are heading south to spend, only problem is, we the travellers are the only ones who have seemed to notice. There has been little in the way of additional resources put in place to deal with the summer traffic in either direction.