Aboard the USS Turner Joy

Last weekend, while all of you were marinating in record triple-digit heat, I was relaxing on Puget Sound, enjoying temperatures in the mid-80s and mild breezes off the water.

The official purpose of my trip was to check on my father's boat, which is moored at the Port of Bremerton marina. In reality, that was just a free place to sleep while I got a quick big-city fix.

Besides a couple of ferry trips to Seattle, and way too much time and money spent at Starbucks, I took some time Saturday to tour a couple of Naval museums in Bremerton and learn a lot about the Puget Sound area's contribution...