Dh and I usually go away for a weekend every term. We are thinking about heaving to Seattle that weekend because we've never been (together), and it means I'd be able to meet a few TE'ers on Saturday night. (how you do feel about having a man (along with Sknot) at our dinner? Let me know if that's a bad idea. I think Mimi's dh would come if mine was there.) Fall can be a really busy time at school for us so we usually go somewhere only an hour or two away - I might not commit to coming until we are really close to the date and can judge how much work we have at the time. (On a positive note, we have a Pro-D on the Frdiay and could do our work day from 7-12 and get away early.) If we DO come, we'll most likely bring our bikes whether we ride with TE'ers or on our own. We'd come in late friday night, ride and/or tour Seattle on Saturday, dinner on Saturday night, home on Sunday.

What's the Burke Gilman Trail - is it paved? (In other words, do we bring road bikes or MT bikes?) Are there any good paved trails in the area? Anything along the ocean?

PS Both my Grandfathers were born in Scotland but I can only say "Tis a brae bricht moonlicht nicht."