My comment refers to your choice of forum. This post is not a comment or suggestion for Boytoy. It should be in a forum of general interest, or so I think.
The thread is about tomcal's trip. The guys hijacking it are being disrespectful of his efforts to share his experiences. Start a separate thread guys!
I was able to read Part Three because the liberal use of white space kept my eyes focused. Could not read parts one or two. Part three sure turns me off of visiting there, but I do appreciate the report. Well done!
The trouble with the ten post requirement is that people post the most inane things, usually one or two words as they try to accumulate their ten posts rapidly. With the recent influx of new members, the forums were barely worth reading.
You could have made two posts out of this! One post: thoughts
Second post: prayers
Then you would be closer to having your ten posts.
But, why thoughts and prayers? For whom?