Blackberry Festival

Saturday, August 31st, Bonita and I went to the Blackberry Festival on the Bremerton waterfront with Don, Darlene and Sid. The weather was superb and it was another splendid opportunity to blow our diet. We always look forward to the blackberry pie and ice cream that the Bremerton Kiwanis sells there - yum!

The Blackberry Festival booths are lined up in the relatively confined area of the Bremerton Boardwalk so it easily becomes congested. Most people don't seem to mind even though some bring their dogs and others push huge baby carriages.

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This is the area where the entertainment takes place. It is nice to sit down while chowing down. We happened to catch an airshow overhead which, apparently, is now part of the festival. Later, we decided to go to the upper level just outside the Sub Shop where we found shade, a nice breeze and a table to sit around, away from all the noise, where we had pleasant conversation.

Part of the Blackberry Festival was a fly-in, airshow and old car show at the Bremerton airport. We walked around the tarmac and saw some interesting and unusual airplanes, designated "experimental." Don and I got to look inside this private, 7 seat jet. Then we had a late lunch at the Airport Diner. Their fish and chips are some of the best.