Relaxing by the pool

We've been in key West for a while now and it's been some time since I have posted a new blog. Our first week here was pretty uneventful. Lots of relaxing by the pool and seeing the sights. The time was only marred by the fact that several of the guests here at Marreros were chain smokers and Linda is pretty sensitive to tobacco smoke so we would often be driven out of the pool area in search of clear air.

Now Fantasy Fest has begun. It is a ten day festival that is held each year in Key West around Halloween. The first couple of days are relatively tame. There is what is called Goombay, an African themed street fair with lots of eats and booths. There is also a Goombay parade which we unfortunately missed.

Goombay food

After Goombay Fantasy Fest starts to get in gear. Every night most bars have special costume events. So far we have done Little Black Dress night and Pirate night. We managed to put together some passable costumes to get into the spirit of the thing. Ours were pretty tame. Others went from pretty elaborate ($1000 +) to literally nonexistent. So far I haven't been packing my camera around so I don't have much in the way of pictures. Google "Fantasy Fest" images if you want to get a taste of what it's like. I will probably add some later, though I have been trying to keep this blog PG 13 and much of what goes on in the street is R and beyond.

Pirate Night

The biggest happenings are in the last days when there is a major parade and of course lots more parties, some of which might be more out of control than we are up for.