My brothers, sister, our progeny and my parents planned to go. I almost pulled myself out a few times, though the thought of letting people down and the extra strain that would leave on my wife, I came.

It has been rough, interesting, arduous, but I have found my smiles. I am working on an essay of sorts on my experience, as I used a wheelchair to get around after the first day was decimated by my walking for three hours...

Fascinating stuff, people's behavior.