I know, but a girl can dream of a warm, bug free, dark and clear night to admire the northern lights.....

If it were a lovely summers night I would have dragged allllll the fancy gear out. Tonight? F that!

You got that right - I set my Pixel up and let the astrophotography setting do its magic. Too cold to really bother with anything else!

It was too damn cold to bother with settings in the gdub. They were pretty much overhead at one point and the phone died 😭🥶

There's a difference in import permits and phytosanitary certificates and a commercially packaged food products being sent as a gift in the mail... Unless they have a fancy or unique spice....or full of Spotted Lantern Fly or something scandalous.... 😂

inspection.canada.ca/en/about-cfi...

I'd never bother with looking them all up separately - it was more to check if there were any glaring issues if a friend sent them....

airs-sari.inspection.gc.ca/airs_externa...

You can check what the requirements are for personal use.

Not that I'm complaining, but all the hurricanes really just said 'nah' this year, didn't they?

If you leave NL by ferry, there is a checkpoint, they'll ask about soil related products, and randomly check. You can get houseplants certified beforehand. It's nothing other than that - the pests in the soil are impossible to get rid of, so it's high risk to other provinces...

inspection.canada.ca/en/plant-hea...

Movement of soil is prohibited due to diseases, not trade....