Canton Texas

Another new experience for us - First Monday at Canton Texas.  This is a HUGE flea market that started in 1850 that is held every month on the Thursday - Sunday before the first Monday of the month.  It is 100 acres with sometimes 6000 vendors selling everything you can think of and a lot of things you can't think of.  Have you ever thought of making a guitar using a bed pan?  Didn't think so - but someone there did.  There is junk - saw a package of adult diapers that were open and a few missing but the remaining were were sale and there is brand new items as in beautiful clothes that you won't see in the stores.  I told the kids that when we die to take all our stuff there to sell - they will make a lot more.  :)  There was so much stuff there that we own or owned or my parents owned and now they were for sale for a lot more than I could believe at times.  A mixing bowl that my mom had and Stacy still uses was $65 there.  It was fun just looking at things and trying to figure out what it was - one time five of us were gathered around a table trying and trying to figure out what some tools were and we never were successful. 

One thing we learned the first day - there is a pecking order here.  Those driving scooters ruled - do not get in their way - they will run you down.  Some had wagons behind their scooters, some had another chair behind them and then a cart behind that.  Second were people with carts - and most had them. They will also try to run you down if you get in their way.  Some of the people had their carts so piled high I don't know how they saw over them.   We were in the minority walking around with just bags to put our purchases in. 

We took our fifth wheel and arrived on Wednesday and stayed until Monday.  The weather was hot the first few days so it was so nice to come back to the camper and relax in the air conditioning for awhile then walk some more later.  A cold front came through on Saturday and was welcomed by all shoppers.  Stacy came on Saturday and we had fun shopping with her.  Of course it was the day with the biggest crowd but the place is so spread out that you don't notice how many people are there most of the time.  There are a number of buildings that have the newer or nicer things and they get pretty crowded at times. 

It was a lot of fun and I imagine we will go back again sometime.

First day at the RV Park

By Friday neighbors had moved in

Everyone and their dog was there

Food vendors were the same as you see at the fairs

These were cute little shops to go through

The pink flamingo was very tempting.  :)

Shops were right across from the campground

Vendors were from many states.