Great info TA. Maybe I just had a really bad experience doing the test right there at the border. Possible my loud Harley pissed everyone off from their nice quiet afternoon. Under "normal" circumstances I'm wondering if it's just easier to do the "random" test right there. It doesn't sound like you were all that much inconvenienced but you still had to take time out of your day to join a conference call, sign up online, set up the pick up of the package etc. taking about 30 minutes. Where at the border I'm guessing under normal circumstances it would take about 15 minutes. Hey, either way you got in and did some banging and that's the most important thing!
Right on.
Definitely a productive trip.
Spent time with 20yo Montreal girls. CHECKED
Cravings for French food. CHECKED
I already got another trip or two booked from for year end.
Of interest was restaurants and providers I partake in the first two days seem more than happy to know that as an American who just arrived as they verbally expressed comfort knowing I'm fully vaccinated and recently tested negative.