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If I had my druthers, I'd live somewhere North of Riddell Rd. and generally along or East of Central Valley Rd. (Links go to Google Maps.) That's basically the East side of Silverdale and a bit of the North end of Bremerton. It's about as central as you can get in Kitsap County without living in the dense(er) core of Silverdale.

There's quite a bit of older neighborhoods in that area, and some "country (ish)" areas without being out in the actual boondocks.

Whether you'd want to live there rather than Port Orchard really depends on where you'll be working. You really don't want to go through Gorst on a regular basis if you can avoid it, especially during rush hour. It gets pretty nasty through there, and there's a blocking accident every month or so it seems.

I went to gold creek late summer during the smoke season and it was beautiful. This pic still blew me away. There was no smoke when I went but I wonder if it’s even better there during July or august.

This photo is from August 2021

Murica!

When did you take this? Wondering if it’s still snow shoe conditions atm

Don’t know I don’t go to Ivar’s lol? I do however go to local fish markets where there is local crab, oysters, clams, mussels, salmon, cod, halibut, shrimp, and prawn. Plenty of stuff that is local and fresh. The salmon/fish coming from Alaska is sold locally as well. You should really try buying some local seafood because it definitively is a big deal.

‘Murica!

Any specific area you would recommend in Kitsnap? I'm mainly focused on Port Orchard and Silverdale atm

or marlene’s!

>mainly want to find a good place for the kids to play without people zooming by side streets going 40mph like here in FL.

You'll find those here in Kitsap too, it just depends on exactly where you live... Kitsap and the peninsula in general have everything from dense generic suburbia to deep woods and almost everything else in between.

No, there's no large chain equivalent to Publix in terms of quality. Plenty of individual stores and smaller chains though.

My standard is that of what I experienced growing up in Jacksonville (FL) in the 70's... When you could go down to Mayport and find fish markets and restaurants run by the folks who owned the boats (or their relatives) or folks that bought straight from the boats. That's not really what you'll find here. (And by and large it's not what you'll find there anymore either.)

Seafood is a big deal at upper end places... But there's pretty much no crab or shrimp shacks. Chain groceries are of course chain groceries.

Yes, Silverdale is North of Bremerton, and it's kind of the ideal place to live in the county in terms of access to places things.

I didn't say it "wasn't a thing", I said it wasn't a big deal. And it isn't.

And yes, vast quantities of seafood flows *through* Washington. Very, very little of it *stays* here. And of what does stay here and is served here, the vast majority of it isn't fresh caught - it's flash frozen just like it is everywhere else. I mean, where do you think Ivar's get the salmon that's on today's menu?

For great bread you'll want to check out Metropolitan Market. They also have an incredible cheese selection and a pretty good grocery store deli that serves pasta to order in addition to more traditional grocery store deli staples.

My brother lives in Seattle & loves it. We love to visit but can't imagine living on that side of the bridge. Hope you guys find something you love here!

Will definitely give them a read!

Surprising to hear about seafood. Would think crab and salmon season would be good there considering proximity. We're also looking at Silverdale fwiw, that's N of Bremerton I believe.

Yea, I figured as much, but it seems a little more insulated from traffic and crime than Tacoma but still good schools. It also seems more green, but I don't know. Will check them out before we buy something, mainly want to find a good place for the kids to play without people zooming by side streets going 40mph like here in FL.

Haha, guilty pleasure eating. Yea, I'll miss that. Was looking for an Italian Market anywhere in the area and couldn't find anything. Seems like a great place to open a deli or market..hell, I would be happy with a WaWa!

I'm ok with making my own, decent bread and supermarkets there? Publix here has good bread and lunch meat but not sure the equivalent in Washington. Maybe Krogers?

Thanks! Yea, I'm looking forward to summer but don't know how I'm gonna deal with no sun all winter. Maybe take a trip to the East to find some sunlight so I don't go crazy lol

Love how Portland lives in the minds of right-wing nut jobs for rent free.

What? Seafood is most definitely a thing. You realize you can get local seafood from the Puget Sound and Salish Sea, right? Not to mention the TONS of salmon coming up our rivers in the Summer and all the seafood coming from Alaska to be processed/shipped in WA.

I wish we got colors like California. But then that also requires crappy air. Life is full of compromises I guess.