Key West in Summer

Rainbow Crosswalk at Duval Street, Key West, Florida. 

Duval Street: Bars and restaurants. Music and laughs. Tropical hues, rainbow flags, and marijuana dispensaries. The San Carlos Institute, old Cuban tales. A 90 miles buoy marking the end of the US. Crowded line for a picture. Ugly buoy. Hemingway’s house with the twisted fence. A faux Sloppy Joe’s bar. Noisy. A barefoot homeless walking the street with invisible companions. Key West: exotic, chaotic, magnetic. Lost island between a gulf and an ocean. Summer heat, sweat, salt, and stories. Adults' place.