The first 10 days of our trip was hellish, but fun --- in a freakish kind of way. :-) Four days prior to our scheduled November 2nd departure for points south, I came down with a humdinger of a cold and dutifully spent 2 days in bed attempting to ward off a nasty case of bronchitis. Apparently, two days wasn't nearly sufficient rest, as I'm still spewing, hacking and dripping 2 weeks on.  That … [Read more...]