Say Pedro,
Little doubt it is a lot more fun to gather up new engines than it was to lose them.
Good news on the tower too. What type beam did you settle with? Should be able to chat nicely on 40m with just a simple wire antenna. I work Texas regularly in the evening with just 100 Watts.
You know, Lonnie is also right smack in that path. I bet we could have some very fine chats.