Mike, Julie, and I rode to the ferry and made our way across the water to Bremerton.
My partners, being locals, sat down and played with their smart phones. I spent more time looking at the scenery.
After a 1 hour crossing, we arrived in Bremerton.
As it ended up, only Leo and Lee were joining us on the Bremerton side today. We set off around Dyes Inlet. Leo was busy handing out tidbits of local lore. Kitsap is locally famous for being hilly, but today our leader took it easy on us. There were a few short hills, but none terribly steep, or terribly long. We'd regroup often since none of us had the route.
We got around to the east end of the inlet, near where Lee lives and she assumed the role of local tour guide. She pointed out that the scenic waterfront area we stopped at was in the not too distant past a mill site and sewage facility. It was vastly improved today.
Shortly after that stop, Lee peeled off to ride home. It was a beautiful day to ride, but she had company coming and had biked to the start today. We bid her adieu and pedaled on.
We arrived in Manette and visited with Bike Tawk member Arron who just opened a bike shop there. We then went across the street and patronized a cafe that was very near the Manette Bridge. Lee had been involved in the design for bike and pedestrian use for this bridge. I pedaled the old bridge, the new bridge is a big improvement. Good job Lee!
We pedaled on down to the ferry terminal in Bremerton. Since we were a bit early for the ferry sailing, Leo, being a former navy man, gave us a tour of some of the local memorials and history displays.
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| A life size bronze of Rosie the Riveter |
I was busy reading all the displays but the others got some photos.
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| Julie P photo |
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| Julie P photo |
After taking in a bit of history and navy tales, including a look at the retired navy ship,Turner Joy, and an education on high pressure steam by Leo, we boarded the ferry and headed back toward Seattle.
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| The Manette Bridge is on the right side of this photo |
We got back to the Coleman Dock in Seattle and had just a few miles back UP Queen Ann hill to put today's ride in the bag. By the time we were done we logged 30 miles biking, 32 miles on the ferry, and almost 2500 ft climbing.
It was a perfect weather day to ride.
Today.........30................0..............0...............0............30 Jan............710................0..............0...............0...........710
Feb........... 578...............0..............0...............0............578
March ...........701.............0..............0...............0............701
April..........377.................0..............0...............0..........377 Total..........2366...............0..............0...............0.........2366
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