You hustled to find a plane ticket on short notice. You made it to America. You couldn't get a rental car. And you couldn't get to the funeral? NOBODY could come give you a ride, nobody was for hire, no bus, no Uber, nothing short of hitch-hiking with a stranger? That is just surreal. Is it because you had dogs or a dog with you? WTF

On the bright side, your new setting is heavenly. May you dust off the stains of your whirlwind trip and the missed funeral, and be well, and safe!