April 28, 2006 - Key West, Florida

You had to have been there

Last night, during a stop on our way to Fort Lauderdale, we happened on the Conch Republic Days World's Longest Parade. One of the less publicized events in Key West, it included a fire truck, a pirate rock band, rollerblading chickens (in protest of the planned removal of the Key West free-roaming chickens), baby-kissing superheroes, bead tossing, sword fighting, a guy doing donuts on his scooter, and a variety of strangely adorned vehicles and classic cars. Apparently the Parade happens on the night before the Great Battle for the Conch Republic, which is when the citizens of the Conch Republic fight the US Coast Guard at sea with water cannons, Cuban bread and tomatoes. Unfortunately we were on a schedule, so we had to forego the battle. The two photos below are the only ones I managed to take that actually show anything. Guess you had to have been there...

posted by Mahi at 7:15 AM  

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