Day 8 Sunday, Kenora to Duluth

We have been on the road for one week today.  We crossed over the border at Fort Frances in the early afternoon.  There was no line up which was good because they were pulling over every car for a complete search.  In all, it took us about fifteen or twenty minutes to get through.

I can't believe the differences in prices on each side of the border.

Gasoline in Kenora was $1.364/liter this morning 
In Minnesota this afternoon, gasoline is $3.99/gallon. With a conversion factor of 0.26417,
that would make it about $1.054/liter here in the U.S.

Last night, we stayed at a Super 8 for $104.00 Canadian
Tonight we are staying at a Super 8 for $57.00 U.S. (rooms are virtually identical).

We paid $17.75 for the main course in a pub in Canada last night and $9.91 for an almost equivalent meal tonight in the US.  

I can think of very few reasons why things like this are from 25% to 50% cheaper here. 


Gasoline
Meals - $38.00
Hotel - $57.00