Finally back to an Internet connection.....have made it from SF to N.
Carolina via Chicago and New York, with no major problems.  Thanks again for
the help with the e-brake and clutch questions.  I'll post a full travelogue
and gear update when I return on or around the 27th.....
Talk to you soon,
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."