*nodnods* Glad your mood has improved at any rate.

The shortened trip sounds like a good compromise, as does the B&B option. I've only stayed in one once, myself and while I didn't find it creepy, it was kind of an odd experience. (Of course, the entire trip was really odd, but that's another story for another time...)

The invitation to hang out online still stands though, as the only project I'm working on is in review today and I am correspondingly bored. ;-)