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Curated by Ledeana Strand of Homes by Strand, a Port Orchard-based Kitsap County Realtor who helps military families with PCS moves and VA home loans.","privacy":"private","created_at":"2026-10-29T08:14:05.010Z","updated_at":"2026-10-29T08:23:12.913Z","author":{"username":"lstrandproperties","name":"Homes by Strand","url":"https://stacklist.com/lstrandproperties","type":"person"},"category":{"id":"places","name":"places","url":"https://stacklist.com/c/places"},"items":[{"id":"e1011a2e-9567-4ef6-8ea7-a9d32ff9c35b","position":1,"title":"Port Orchard–Bremerton Foot Ferry: Shipyard Commute","url":"https://www.kitsaptransit.com/service/foot-ferry","note":"Kitsap Transit's foot ferry crosses Sinclair Inlet from the Port Orchard dock to Bremerton in about 12 minutes, with weekday sailings from early morning. 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