Jay, I just was able to finish your trip report. First, you have a lovely family and you are an absolutely amazing person. I was so sorry to read about your dad. I cried as I read your dedicating your trip to your son and your dad. I lost my dad a week before our trip this past September for our 25th wedding anniversary. I came very close to cancelling that trip. But my dad's last words to us after a long seven months in the hospital/nursing home/hospital was that he did not want us canceling our trip but that he wanted us to go and celebrate 25 years of being together...something that he believes is truly an accomplishment in today's age. So we went on our trip and dedicated it to my dad who had such a love of life that it was contagious.
Thank you for sharing your trip with us and the love of your family.