Key West : Tonight you’re living in a fantasy, do you think Im a nasty girl?

It really rained all night this time, and then rained most of the morning. I couldn’t even take advantage of the free washing machines Still my neighbor had gone, I wonder how nice a night they had, I bet their tent leaked everywhere… I grudgingly paid my $46 (should have just thrown $20 at her and driven off) and carried on to Key West. The weather improved as I slowly cruised down and by the time I was there the sun was shining and all was well. I really didn’t want to pay for a hotel down here (and in hindsight I wouldn’t have found one) so I planned on just having a look around and then heading back north. Little did I know the sick perversions that would keep me there longer than I wanted…

I got my photo taken by the southernmost point of the USA and then went to the Pharmacy to get it printed to send as postcards to Nanna and my Nephews. Some middle aged guy walked in dressed as a baby and everyone ignored him. huh? Maybe he was the local whacko and everyone knew him, although the place seemed full of tourists. I drove around looking for the post office and people were charging $50 to park on their drives. Seems something big was going on. I found a free spot at the post office which was good and after failing to get any stamps went off to the main drag to see what was going on.

Well, main drag was the right expression to use! Key West is notoriously gay and it seemed I had stumbled upon the last weekend of ‘Fantasy Fest 2007′ which happens every year. Its a pre Halloween dress up party which lasts for 10 days and encourages people to dress up however they want. And there were some pretty perverted costumes. Lots of women were walking around with painted chests, drag queens, pirates, elves complete with gargantuan green penis’s, chefs with no trousers, all kinds of weird stuff. I should have gone to get my camera but it seemed like everyone was taking pics and there was an array of expensive gear being used on every corner. There were a few bands playing on the street already but the main party was going to be later on that night. I cursed my luck at being in a happening place and not having any friends. I wanted to get dressed up too!

I was slightly put off when I overheard some people I overtook on the sidewalk saying ‘you can’t have a proper conversation at a fetish party, its just too noisy’ and then realising the whole thing was just a huge swingers ball. Maybe not the kind of excitement I was looking for during my trip. I didn’t want to drinking in a bar and hope to meet some nice people, I wasn’t in the mood. I checked my email and went back up to my walmart camping spot on the mainland. Im sure there will be plenty of other chances to have sex with complete strangers somewhere else ;p

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