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Whewww! Returned last night from a whirlwind weekend visiting Marney and friends in lovely Portland (or, more accurately, Vancouver, WA). Having never been to the much-ballyhooed city of Portland, I was eager to do some exploring, which we had little time for, sadly. We did manage to hit the world-famous Powell's bookstore, preceded by delicious platefuls of the cheapest sushi I've ever had the pleasure of consuming. We're talking cheaper than a New York City cab ride (and far tastier, at that). And Washington State... well, let's just say they don't call it the "Evergreen State" for nothing.
Saturday, we trekked up to Mount St. Helen's and effectively ended my lifelong volcano virginity. There, my compadres were treated to a remarkable display of the colossal geekdom that is me, as I insisted on thoroughly examining every exhibit and soaking up whatever interesting volcano factoids I could stuff into my head. I won't apologize for my blatant geekery--the whole thing was neat-o. As in FAR OUT! And my geologist friends here at work are all jealous I got to peer into the steaming crater from Johnston Ridge Observatory (a few of them made the trip last fall but were prohibited from ascending to the topmost observatory point due to volcanic activity).
No rest for the wicked this week, as it's back out on the road Friday to head down to San Francisco, where Josh will bravely finish his second Alcatraz Swim this month. Yes, that's two swims across San Francisco Bay in ONE MONTH. And no, he's not entirely off his rocker. Just far enough this side of crazy to fit nicely into my life.
Posted by ayelet at July 25, 2005 11:27 AM