08.11.2000 First day back from vacation from a 10-day trip to Portugal--Lisbon, the Algarve, and Porto. PB came along everywhere, including the well-known camera hell-on-earth called "the beach". I think the PB survived with minimum salt/sand damage. I found another PB and gave one to my girlfriend as a present before she left to Europe as well. Hers had beer spilled on its back by a clumsy waiter in Portugal. We'll see how that roll develops; it will be a testament to PB durability if the film comes back undamaged. Let's hope so. Still on that first set of batteries, despite my flash modification. Still working like a charm. I've noticed a couple of minute details. First, sometimes I have to slide the lens cover back a tiny bit more to get the camera to activate; almost like it clicks into place. This is a bit annoying, b/c it results in missed shots (have to check if the film is wound, then check the shutter, letting precious moments slip by.) I also noticed that for some reason my girlfriend's PB seems to wind a bit easier than mine...hmmm...anyway, selected photos from the trip to come in the gallery shortly.
