key west is for people who like melting
Dustin on Jul 11th 2007
(This entry was written by Kent Peacock, Office Manager for Family Pride)
The word of the day was sunscreen. Yesterday afternoon the Family Pride staff ventured off the boat into the beating sun of Key West, Florida. For those who don’t know me yet–let me explain that I am about as Nordic as they come (see photo here). I have blond, blond hair, blue eyes, very pale skin. So today was a day of application and re-application. I say this by way of introduction–not to put a damper on our day’s experience 
We got off the boat to pride flags & banners, welcoming the ship and the r family vacations crowd. The citizens of Key West were happy to see us, as always. The staff headed over to Duval Street, stepping in and out of airconditioned shops for ice cream, key lime slushes, and gelato. We took Duval all the way down to the water and the southernmost tip of the United States (about a 30 minute trek in the blazing, blazing sun), just about 90 miles from Cuba.
For those who haven’t been to Key West, it is a place like no other: big, gorgeous old houses with wrap around porches, palm trees, pride flags everywhere, conch shells, and roaming chickens and roosters! It was great to be in a place that was so welcoming of our families.
But I have to say I’m glad to be out of the sun–for now. My teammates won’t let me stay inside, safe from the blinding rays. They don’t suffer lobster disease like I do–turning red after a minute too long out of shade.
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