Poulsbo and Bremerton, WA

Thursday, August 6, 2015 - Part 3

After leaving Port Gamble, we headed for Poulsbo, WA on Kitsap Pennisula.  Poulsbo is a cute tourist town.

This is the main street in Poulsbo.  See the two pictures below that highlight a couple of the buildings.

The town clock was even correct.

We parked between Main Street and the wharf were the guest marina is.

The Guest Marina was near completely full.

This huge boulder was in the middle of the park area.  The cars in the background is the public parking area where we parked.

We saw this cute fountain on our way to the Poulsbo Aquarium.

The Poulsbo Aquarium is free.  It made it all the better.

We even got to see Nemo.

This whale skeleton was hanging from the ceiling.  It is from a baby gray whale that washed up dead on the beach.

The aquarium was small, but filled with many sea anemones, star fish, crab and some local fish.  Glad we went.

Next we headed to Bremerton, WA to see the Naval Museum.
We had to park a few blocks away from the Naval Museum.  

Here is the USS Turner Joy destroyer that can be toured.  

We arrived just in time to see the ferry from Seattle arrive here in Bremerton.

The MV Kirkland is a former car ferry.  It is a 1924 wooden-hulled car ferry that originally ferried cars across the Columbia River with a dock at Astoria, Oregon.  It is now a tour boat here.

This water park was just behind the Naval Museum.  There were 4 conning towers that blew water regularly.  Many kids were and some parents were playing in the water.  It was a warm afternoon, so playing in the water was refreshing.

This fountain was in front of the Naval Maintenance Facility which was right next to the Naval Museum.

Here's the entrance to the Naval Museum. This museum was also free.  What more could a person ask for??

This chain is actually wood.  If I remember correctly, it was used as a model for building anchor chains.

Tic was impressed with this steam engine.  Neither of us can remember what it was used for.

See below the description of this unique instrument.

I'm not posting anymore pictures from the Naval Museum.  These were the most interesting pictures as far as I am concerned.

On our walk back to the car, we walked past a marina that had this...................

"floating dock".  We are not sure how it actually works, but looks interesting.

Another fun day!