RV Gems and Bremerton Naval Shipyard

 

Sometimes it’s fun to do a little scouting.  We were ready to do some of this.  

Even though the weatherman was forecasting showers, we figured it was still better to be outside than inside.  Thus, we headed a little north.

 Actually, Monday was a really nice day.  We had a few showers in the morning but the rest of the day was quite nice.  There were intermittent showers, of course, but they were very intermittent and the day stayed fairly dry.  By afternoon we were shedding our jackets and soaking up a little sunshine under a very blue sky.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

We were actually just figuring we’d check out a few RV parks and a couple of Elk Lodges on our way to Seattle’s Public Market via Bremerton and the Washington State Ferry System.  Many times we never really go back to stay at the RV parks we check out because by the time we check them out, we feel we’ve already been there.  I’m sure you know how that goes.  This time we did find a few little gems and we’re sure we’ll be back.

Some of the roads in Bremerton made us think of hilly Seattle.  Wow!  I wouldn’t recommend taking a side road there if you don't know where you're going.  In the wrong area the town is very hilly.  We saw one particular hill that looked like it had to be a 25% grade.  Am I exaggerating?  I don’t know.  I’ve never seen a 25% grade but I do know we felt we wouldn’t be able to go down some streets without high centering at the turnoff in a motorhome or really hooked up to any kind of RV.  Some looked almost straight down.  However, if you stay where you should and off those roads, there wouldn’t be a problem at all.

Bremerton Elks

We made a stop at the Tacoma Elks and then  at the Bremerton Elks.  They both are in great locations for touring this area.  The Elks in Bremerton is one of the best as far as location goes.  I hate to share that with anyone though because we don't want to fight someone for a site there.  The lodge overlooks the Puget Sound --- gorgeous!  We also stopped at Ft. Murray Beach ... gorgeous!


My grandparents moved to Bremerton from Pond Creek, OK.  My mother was born shortly after their move.  They owned the land that part of the center of Bremerton now sits on.  

My grandfather always felt he missed his path to richness by selling out before the Navy  came and turned most of the waterfront into a Navy Base.   From there they moved on to a farm overlooking the gorgeous Straits of Juan de Fuca between Port Angeles and Sequim, WA.  I guess he missed it there too.  Or, maybe the rest of the family did.  Two gorgeous B&B’s (George Washington Inn and Eden by the Sea) now share the property.

The USS Kitty Hawk was docked at the shipyards in Bremerton.  It was huge … just huge.  There were several other aircraft carriers there but the USS Kitty Hawk was the one that caught our attention.  There’s a lot to see in this little area and museums we’d like to visit.  We plan on coming back.  However, it wasn’t on the schedule for the day and the day was fleeting.  You know how we insist on sticking to schedules.   The ferries keep schedules though and we needed to check on departure time for our trip on the ferry to Seattle the next day and find a hotel for the night.

… to be continued.