First things first - thanks everyone for the compliments!!! Otherwise, here's an update... First, my Internet connectivity is proving to be far slower and less reliable than I'd planned for. Grrr!! That is making this much harder, but here's at least a quick update since yesterday...
Drove down to Füssen and toured Neuschwanstein Castle today. The castle was pretty cool, but lots of exterior renovation going on, so I the photo's aren't so great. BUT driving the car down there and back on the windy roads down and the open autobahn on the way back was a blast!
Here's the requisite shot of the car in foreground and castle in background:
Gotta go for now - time to meet "Entropic Artist" and his buddy for dinner and celebratory beers!