A big thanks to SMI, the Portal Store forums, and Kurt for facilitating my reunion with my old WORKING camera! Here are the rescued pictures from that trip long ago. Please excuse all the shots of the guy in the green shirt: he was probably having a narcissistic day or something.
Yes, it is a special community, almost like an extended family in a way. And what's so interesting about it is that in many cases, that all develops, and things happen like this, without people even meeting other than on the MB itself.