I got a pirate outfit for the Gasparilla Pirate Parade! Turns out there is a local shop here in town where a lady makes and sells pirate attire.

When I went in, there was a guy getting an outfit for Gaparilla as well. Lucky fella, he is on a crew. I wish that I could get on a crew with Marine. That would be awesome! Even the lady there thought it would be great if a crew would take me on as a mascot. We talked about the pirate crews and how hard it is to get on them. It cost a lot of money to be on a float.

Now, do I just want to do the day parade, the night parade, or both? The day parade is more family oriented and there will be lots of kiddies. Night parade is full of adults, boobies, and beer. While the day parade is safer they don't give out the "adult" size beads. I'm leaning toward doing both, I'll just leave early at the night parade. Hopefully before things get to drunken crazy.

I got a tip from the lady at the shop, "go to the staging area." She seems to have her finger on the pulse of the parade, so I'll take her advice.