a Murder N' Mayhem Murder Mystery!

We decided to use this Saturday to explore Port Orchard. So far my most favorite of the small towns in our area. Located on the south side of the Sinclair Inlet, the whole down town is right on the water - water taken up by boats and marinas....

There were two best parts of our trip to Port Orchard: 1) We were there for the annual Pirate Murder Mystery! And 2) Moon Dogs, Too, the most bar like, bar we've found.

We ended up in Port Orchard cause my friend told us about the Pirate Murder Mystery... well what he knew about it, which wasn't much... Here's the scoop: its held in early September every year. Think live action Clue. We didn't participate, but I talked to a few people and read a bit about it and basically - your family pays for a packet. In this packet there are clues and you go to the various participating downtown shops to ask questions of strategically placed pirates who each give you more clues. Putting everything together you figure out who killed the captain!


This event coincided with the towns weekly farmers market, and there was a free showing of the Muppets Pirate movie and a small, very small, street fair. But the best part - there were PIRATES EVERYWHERE! Elaborately dressed! Think renaissance or cowboy fair, with PIRATES! Super, super cool.


After seeing all there was to see, and working up an appetite in the process - we decided to stop at Moon Dogs, Too. A great, step-above a dive bar. Cold beer, GREAT food, open stage with live music, pool tables, and the other bar stuff. We got a calzone and a fish taco - oh my, sooooo good!


So that was that, Port Orchard, great place to go, spend a Saturday afternoon, have a picnic, check out the farmers market, grab a beer, go antique-ing, hang out with good people!