Hello Voyager! Welcome to the island! We've lived here eight years and it's a lovely place to be.
We haven't had a chance to try the Bellingham group yet. It meets the third Wednesday of every month, at 7:30pm. The time and location (over an hour drive for us, which means it would be closer to two hours for you coming from Freeland) have presented logistical challenges with my husband's work schedule. We'd like to make it one of these months, though. We did join the group's FB page, and have "met" a few people on there.
Just saw Stoat's response to your thread; if they know another islander couple, maybe all of us could meet up at some point? Lol, maybe even form our own local group?
Always a pleasure to meet a fellow nerd/geeky person!
I run a tabletop game group at the bookstore here in town on Wednesday afternoons. If you get a chance, come join us! I can private message you the details if you're interested.