Parade goers try for beads as a float from the Krewe of Augustina.
Colorful beaded necklaces, eye patches, whiskers — real and fake — and pirate hats of every variety were the uniform of the day at the Gasparilla Pirate Fest on Saturday.
Janet Rucker is with the Bonney-Read Krewe, an all-female group that's been around since 1994.
The krewe tradition, started more than 100 years ago by the exclusive Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, includes more than 100 krewes representing diverse races and interests.
