| September 10 Departure day, but the challenges were not yet over. We had to return the car full or pay about twice the normal price for fuel. Gas stations aren't as prevalent in Europe as they are in North America. We drove all the way to the airport before we found one. Once full, we had to find the rental car return. Fortunately, the sign was in both English and Deutsch, 'cause we didn't have a clue what a mietwagen was until we saw it paired with "rental car return." |
| Once relieved of our Audi – which had served us well in our journey of 4885 KM – we found the Canada 3000 check-in and (after an hour in line) checked in for the return flight. We were scheduled to leave at 15:00 and land at 18:10 the same day (only 3 hours?). |
  Twelve hours later, we landed in Vancouver, claimed our bags, and were met by Shannon who graciously drove us back to the USA. People drive so slowly here, and the roads are so wide. It'll probably take a few days to get used to North American driving.
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