Yes, your recollection is good. Celia's handling it rather well; he was in his mid-80's and had been fading a little over the past year. 4 Daughters, 8 Grandchildren, 15 Great Grandchildren. He was the last remaining sibling among 5 Brothers and 3 Sisters. His family comes for Falfurrias TX, and was long associated with the King Ranch. He is an Army Veteran, and there was a very nice ceremonial representation at the Graveside.
The only glitch in our trip was on the way down in GA we encountered a windstorm, and a roadside trash pickup garbage bag blew in front of the Dodge Grand Caravan on RT95 in fast/heavy traffic. We hit it and dragged it until we could get to the shoulder. There was a hubcap in it and it was oriented on edge. All we could see was a distortion of the wind dam, but the estimate yesterday comes in at just under $3K, a lot of Cooling and Air Conditioning bits are distorted to the point of replacement. We are going through the dealer to ensure that all those extra warrantee coverages we bought with the car remain in effect. Insurance should pick most of it up, but even if it doesn't, I'm going to get everything fixed like new. We keep this car fully maintained through the dealer, and I'm not going to let up on that now. Celia needs a car that runs right and keeps its value.
We are still a bit wasted from all that driving, roughly 2500 miles in 4 days. Taking it slow for now until our 'batteries recharge". I had hoped to make our club's FV250 Match today, but those stars are not yet back in alignment. I'll do some painting on the new front porch until the heat gets back up there today. It should be up to 80 by Noon, and we're expecting a high around 86. I don't handle the heat well these days.
Greg
