Mt. St. Helen's and Seattle

Maria and I came back from our trip to Mt. St. Helen's and Seattle this past Thursday.

I met Maria on Sunday afternoon in Seattle's airport. We picked up our rental car and drove down to the Nob Hill Bed and Breakfast in St. Helen, Oregon. We stayed in the French suite, and had a scrumptious breakfast with all organic foods. Yummy! They had this liquid body wash that foamed. I bought a lavender bottle.

We then went up to Mt. St. Helen's. We'd been viewing the Volcanocam for years, but the pictures didn't do it justice. There are still areas where, almost 30 years later, the forest hasn't grown back, and you can see the burnt trees that have been blown over by the force of the blast.

We then went to Seattle, and visited the Space Needle, and did some shopping at the Pike Place Market, which is celebrating its 100th year.

Pics from the trip are here.

In other news, the Faculty settled their strike with University. Classes began yesterday, just in time for me to come back from vacation, shockingly.

TTFN,