[Bikkuri]

Last time I went on vacation was for my honeymoon back in 2002 to Saipan (5 days).
9/11 was still fresh and I was searched in Japan (starting point) and in Saipan (return trip).
I was the only ‘white’ guy on that flight, and I was the only one strip searched, and they ran a bomb dog over all of my belongings. (Saipan)
None of it made sense to me back then.

[Myrddin]

That sounds like a nightmare vacation. Sorry you had to endure a strip search and bomb dogs. After I moved to Idaho in 2000, my resources were a bit slim from a self financed relocation. We still managed a few overnight trips to Yellowstone. My oldest son cared for the pets on the overnight. After my oldest son passed in May 2012, we no longer had any help to watch the pets, so trips have been limited to same day together. If a multi-day out of town is necessary, one of us stays home to care for the pets. My last business trip to San Diego was Sept 2017. None since then.