[CobraDan]

My account of the Double Venom Spring Fling II is not as happy as others that attended. We headed out for Ohio on Wednesday at 4am because Jean switched days at work. I always like to get an early start so my first day out is the longest day and the second day is much shorter. Things weren’t going to badly until we stopped for a break about 4 hours from our destination in London, Ohio. My wife Jean fell and landed full force on her left elbow. After we checked in at Cross Country Inn we went to the Doctors Hospital in Perry, and spent the next 3 hours finding out that the pain Jean was now having was because she had broken the radial bone at her elbow. Jean had to have a cast put on her arm in a bent position until we see the Doctor back home. Well, now I get to help my wife get dressed, where as before I was always trying to get her out of her clothes.
After running around most of the day in London with the Cobra, I found it was running HOT. We had no rain in Ohio and it was so HOT that I was glad when we got back into Cape Coral to COOL off. On the run up to the Quaker Steak and Lube things really went bad with the Cobra, and when I finally pulled over it spit fluid everywhere. I still don’t know why it was over heating so badly but I kept the Cobra parked for the rest of the events. Jean had tagged along and we wound up eating at Asian Cuisine and getting water from the same people to refill the radiator for the trip back to the Motel. The lady didn’t know what a funnel was but a pitcher did the trick.
The rest of the weekend didn’t go as badly, but it isn’t over yet. I had everything ready for a 4am departure. As we both got into my Blazer and when I turned the key, nothing happened. I had just checked all the lights on the trailer and Blazer for a safe trip home. I got out, closed my door and went to get the wife out as she said, lights where are the lights? I got towed into the local Chevy dealer to find out what was going on with the Blazer. Of course nothing happens until a little later in the day around 8am and we finally got out of town around 10am. The Blazer had a badly corroded positive battery terminal, and I just had it in for service before I left on the trip north. Now both days where going to be long days, but the second day would have to be the day with most of the mileage being driven. We did make it into Georgia and had at least gotten out of them damn mountains. When we hit Ocala, Florida the rains started. We pulled off the freeway at least twice because the rain was coming down so hard I couldn’t see the road. We finally made it back home late on Tuesday around 5pm. The Cobra has been towed before in the rain, but never had the foot boxes full to the top with water. I guess I will have to drill holes to let the water out.
If it wasn’t for all the great Cobra people I met from all over the world, it could have been the weekend from HELL. I guess it's not over yet, because I took Jean to the local Doctor's office yesterday to find out the oppointment is not until today. I have not written the part about the weekend that makes me want to return next year to see DVSFIII, but it's coming just give me some time.
Dan & Jean Wulff