The day started a bit later because we slept in. It felt good to not have to scramble to get our bags packed back on the bikes. We rode into the tourist-y area of Port Orchard just before lunch, grabbed a latte at the Coffee Oasis, and had sandwiches at the Back Alley Cafe. After we ate, we moved the bikes off the main road into a 4-hour parking lot and caught the ferry to the Navy pier in Bremerton.
Touring the USS Turner Joy brought back memories of my Navy days. The steel decks, steep ladders, and tight passageways had me remembering the "good old days" (which probably weren't as good as I think they were). The best part of the tour was watching the E-6's scrape paint under the watchful eye of the E-7's.
Now, anyone who has every been on a Navy ship knows that E-6's don't scrape paint, that job is left to the E-2's and E-3's. But, it seems that all personnel on the USS Turner Joy were E-6 and above, so...
After we returned to Port Orchard, our friend Mona picked us up and drove us to her place. Her husband, Thom, gave us the $0.25 tour of their place. I thought this tree was so cool looking. It's called a monkey pine tree.
After the tour we had our first home-cooked meal in a couple of weeks -- Mexican Lasagna (sorry Chris and Vieve). It was delicious. After a great dinner and great conversation, they drove us back to our hotel.
We got back to our room before dark and were greeted by some of the long-term hotel residents. They were surprised that the bikes were in the parking lot instead of out on the road.
Mileage today: 0.9
Jae's trip total: 2385.4
Donna's trip total: 2385.2
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