I live in Idaho. I know I need a passport.
Yep.
Our experience after WFO-8 the first of August.
As for border crossings--how long does it usually take--do biker's have an advantage over cars?
Nope, you're in the same line. At the entry above Bonner's Ferrry, Canada required passport, scanned it, "why are you here and for how long, have a good trip" and did not require taking helmets off. My wife was on her bike, me on mine - required to go through solo.
Coming back in South of Osoyoos, US required us to take off our helmets while he scanned our passports, asked how long we'd been in Canada and why. Had us both pull in at the same time and had us forward of the normal "driver by the booth entrance" - I wondered why (are we getting searched???). Nope, while we were putting our helmets back on, he put a car into the normal stopping spot. Very courteous but quick and to the point, no chit chat....
Also, I assume I can use Credit Cards there--what about currency--exchange US dollars when I get there?
They don't allow Credit Cards in Canada
Seriously they do.
The 2 VISA cards I have a 3% service fee for using them in a foreign country - Canada and Mexico are foreign. When we where there the exchange rated was about Canadian was 92% of the US $$. We used our cards for gas, motel, and dinners. For lunches we used cash. As soon as we got into Canada, we stopped at a bank and got Canadian $$. If you use US $$ , they do not give you an the exchange rate and you will get Canadian for change. Double loss.
When we're were there gas was about $1.02 to $1.05 per litter - 3.72 liters/gal.
Have fun!
