Tortuga (Mara Toga) Reunion April 23, 2005

The day is gone, but the memories linger on. There was no single big highlight; just many memorable moments, and each who attended can decide which was the most special for them. Was it hearing Vern Eppley's laugh again after 45 years? Or watching Willy single-footedly destroying a picnic table? Or Rudy's thoughtful and so appropriate presentation to Willy? Or the constant beaming smile on Bill Arce's face? Or watching Doug Shaw time and time again proudly showing off his 50-year-old Tortuga membership card?

And don't believe what you may have read in the Farmer's Almanac, or your kitchen calendar or elsewhere; there were two full moons on April 23, 2005!

But a picture is worth a thousand words. Below and in the galleries elsewhere are some of the best of the hundreds of pictures taken by shutterbugs Pat Rogan, Read Redwine, Wayne ("Rudi") Smith and others. Enjoy.


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