Delivering To Baltimore Port

We thought we would be smart on Friday and unhook all the trucks then leave them in a lot until today. Maybe not such a good idea, now that I've brought in the first of four trucks. Customs was a breeze. They stamped all of our papers at one time.

I was able to get one truck delivered. No such luck leaving and come back with the other three. We have to stay for each one and have our gate passes stamped before we leave the port for more.

This will be an all day affair with lunch breaks for the Port staff and what not.

The day began at 7:45 am local time and ended at 5:30 pm local. Three trucks got delivered, we have one left to go. Tomorrow shouldn't be so bad, hopefully. Today was the cut off day for cars to be shipped overseas, the next run will be in two weeks I heard today.

So, with the holiday on Friday and the cut off for cars today, the Port staff were up to their gills in people and vehicles.

The first line I was in was from 8:00 to 9:45 am. We left for about 30 minutes to get checked out of the hotel and get the second truck then went back. I was in line this time from 10:30 to 1:45 pm and we left to grab a sandwich on our way out for another truck. The third time I waited in line from 2:15 to 4:45. I was told we could not bring the last truck, it will have to be done tomorrow.

Keep your fingers crossed that tomorrow will be quicker. The best thing about today was we didn't have to wait two hours in line at a different part of the Port only to be told we have to go somewhere else to wait another two to three hours, or be sent away like several other people had been. Oooh, that was even bad to watch. A lot of unhappy people.

Hot, dried out, dehydrated, wind and sun burned, foot sore, and tired. Poor Papa, he's already asleep in the chair in the hotel room. I'm the one that did all the outside waiting while he got out of the pickup and walked around sometimes. He was just as stuck as I was. Neither of us could leave without the stamped gate pass.

This has been the most expensive run we've had to date. Sure don't want anymore of these.

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