Would love to try and make it, sounds like a blast. Depends on how money is at that time.
Chili, assuming (don't even try to hold me to this), I could possibly help in the "convoy" part...I live about 1 to 1.5 hours south of Chesapeake, in Elizabeth City NC. I could easily drive it alone, but dang I get tired after a while (heck longest trip was only 11 hours, Airflyer remembers that!).