posted by Caty on Oct 29
Some really wild costumes this night. The Pheonix costume was terrific, and so was the Raggedy Ann and Andy couple.
Archive for October, 2008
posted by Caty on Oct 28
As always, Sloppy Joe’s Toga Party brings out some great costumes. The 2 tall men with the black feather headdress were impressive. Their headdress feathers were amazing. I wonder, does body paint wash off in the rain? It rained this night, and one guy’s toga was merely painted on!
posted by Caty on Oct 23
The Green Party at FInnegan’s Wake was fun to get ready for. They advertised if you wear green you get in with no cover charge. Green fishnets, green high heel sneakers, you name it. The costumes were great, and even just the green outfits, nice green designer dresses were fun too. They should hire an Irish band next year, it would be more fun.
posted by Caty on Oct 22
There was a Leather party at 801 Bourbon, called Dungeons and Dragons, but Leather fetishists could also go on over to Kelly’s, where they had a leather party too. Here are some of the hilights from outside the party, plus some more from Duval Street.
posted by Caty on Oct 20
Sunday night, October 19. 2008. Mel Fisher’s Museum had a Hot Wench and Wicked Pirate Tea Dance in their courtyard. You can see the the tea dance location in the picture below, taken around 5pm. Little action but it got warmed up later on Duval. Pirates and Wenches roaming the street all night.
posted by Caty on Oct 14
Everyone who visits or lives in Key West should make it out to Dry Tortugas National Park. I recently met a conch who’d never been there! Residents of Key West can wait for the season down time, in Fall, when the Yankee Freedom offers half price for locals. It may be windier at times in Fall and Winter, but we took advantage of this past Saturday, and the weather was perfect.
The trip leaves the dock at 8am, but they want you there at 7:15 am for check-in. Once you board, there’s a breakfast with milk, cereal, bagels, and yogurt. Hot tea and fresh water are available all day from the boat, and lunch is served. Therefore, there’s no need to pack any food or drinks. They also provide snorkel equipment so cross that off the list of things to bring, too. But if you’re hungry on the trip back, and you will be especially if you went swimming, bring cash. There’s no free food on this leg of the trip! You can buy candy bars, hot dogs, soft pretzels and beer. The boat gets back at 5:30pm so reservations at a nearby restaurant on the Historic Seaport of Key West is convenient.
Once at the Dry Tortugas, there will be a 45 minute tour of the fort, given by the excellent park ranger that’s hired to go along on the ride. She’ll point out history of the fort, including birding info, since it’s a bird refuge these days. After the tour, which takes you in and out of the fort, then up on top for a beautiful view, there’s a cold-cut and potato salad lunch with cookies, back on the boat. Grab more water on your way off the boat because now’s your time for snorkeling. Snorkel from the beach and explore the pilings to the west of where the boat is docked. Or swim the other way towards the moat and see what’s swimming there.
The naturalist guide will set up her telescope on the beach if you’re lucky. From there you can view birds on some neighboring islands. We saw frigates and falcons nesting. Then board the boat by 2:45 for the ride home. What a great day!
