Fort Myers Beach 2008 Pirate Festival

Strap on your eyepatch and join your mateys at the Third Annual Pirate Festival, October 10 - 13, 2008. You’ll find lots of food, a parade, treasure hunts for children and adults, a walking pub crawl, cardboard boat races, pirate ball, and professional entertainment are just a few of the highlights.

Visit the Lahaina Island Accommodations Vacation Guide for information on this and other upcoming events.

Eastport Pirate Festival

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend much of the pirate festival but was lucky enough to be around for the parade on Saturday, September 6, 2008. 

Everyone was having a good time and dressed to the nines.  I wish I could have been around for the whole affair, but here are some photos I took during the parade:

 

Piercing the Veil of PARRRRRadise

This past Saturday I had the distinct pleasure of venturing out of San Francisco with some fellow scallywags to attend the 2^nd Annual NorCal Pirate Festival. That morning, after getting myself appropriately dressed with my best pirate gear (mostly rolled up khakis and a white dress shirt worn as disheveledly as possible) I made my way to the secret pirate cove (a.k.a. friend’s apartment) that was to serve as our meeting place. Here we shared all the pirate-y things various folks had acquired, from eye patches, to hats, to wigs, and even tape on beards and mustaches.

By the end we were all sporting a number of unique pirate items: hooks, Johnny Depp style facial hair, bandannas, neck tattoos, studded eye patches, big leather belts, a sash of skulls (yeah I said sash of skulls). One thing though that became painfully clear as the group of four guys stood about: it’s difficult for professional guys to put together a unique looking base outfit. Each and every one of us was dressed in matching Khakis and white shirts. Solution: meet the white and khaki klan! All outfitted we made our way to the ships—er cars—to begin our journey! Read more