Oh Jan,
Those are definitely the adventures that no one wants and if they do happen, everyone hopes to be traveling with some buddies when they happen! The image of you standing on the brake on a hill...... not good. Hope the biggest hurdles are in the past and the rest is just fine tuning and low cost...... Just remember there were no promises of what might have happen anywhere else! And now you have friends and more memories!!! Remember to breathe and take care, one day at a time.....one mile at a time.