Anyone have an old dog die while on the road?

We were traveling with a 16+ yr old, at one time. At that point, every day is a gift and I like to be prepared. I contacted people I knew in the areas we were traveling to, and got vet's names and numbers. I carried his vet records with us. I was also concerned - he was so thin towards the end but ate voraciously. I was worried about someone seeing him, and thinking we were starving him - which is part of the reason I carried a copy of his current vet records to show that he was being properly taken care of. He made it home and passed 2 months later, but he had a blast on that trip. No way I could have gone and left him at home. As someone else said, I would have never forgiven myself if something happened and I wasn't with him. Besides that he had so many meds and was on a special diet -- no one I know would have wanted to take on that responsibility/chore and I certainly wouldn't trust a kennel to jump through all the hoops to take care of him the way he was cared for at home.