I finally made it.
Here she was on the ferry from Seattle to Bremerton. If you look VERY closely, the car two in front of me is a 991 Turbo S Cab. The owner of the car was an owner of a shipyard, and commutes from Kitsap over to Seattle every day. Nice guy, not a wrench turner type.
I thought this pic from a bit earlier in the day needed posted:
I have a bunch more, and I'll post a real wrapup in the next couple of days. To make the long story very very short: she made it.
Never left me standing, never made me do any more work than a bit of altitude related carb tuning. What a grand 'ol girl.
Olympic mountains from the ferry. It's good to be back in the West.
Thanks to all! More details to follow.
-Dan