Wednesday, October 28, 2009 – sunny!! Leaving Little Rock
It was such a treat to have it stop raining. We hooked up and left after breakfast – heading west on I-30. We passed by Hot Springs and commented that we both like Hot Springs better than Little Rock. We passed by Hope – the birthplace of President Clinton. We stopped for gas at the Flying J in Texarkana which is a city divided by the TX/AR state line. Once across the state line we stopped at the Texas Welcome Center where we picked up all our maps & info – and ate lunch in the RV.
We parked for the night at the Super Wal-Mart in Sulphur Springs, TX. While shopping in the store, I noticed that the women, especially, are nice looking and well dressed. I was pleased that Wal-Mart’s still have a fabric dept. – and next to the fabric was the “outdoor” Dept. complete with deer food, camouflage clothing, guns and everything you need to go hunting. Next in the sporting goods was every kind of “Cowboys” football gear – white star on blue background – that you could ever need. Yes, we are in Texas and I love it!
Thursday, October 29, 2009 – mixed weather to Canton, TX
It was a fairly quiet night at Wal-Mart. There were 2 women parked in back of us and Marcia Crymes came over to visit and tell about “RVing Women” and about their trip west.
It was only an hour for us to go to Canton, but when we arrived we couldn’t find our RV parking area. There are several RV lots and this Flea Market is so HUGE! After much frustration, we finally found where we should go and got set up with full hookups, wi-fi and cable.
After lunch, we found that the free trolley stops in our park, so we hopped on and took a tour which acclimated us to the whole area. Later, we took our car to the building next door – did some browsing – and waited out a huge downpour. It suddenly stopped, so we drove back to the RV.
It’s good to be in a quiet area for a change – perhaps we’ll sleep solid tonight.
Friday, October 30, 2009 – nice day in Canton, TX
We slept a little later this morning – good preparation for tomorrow’s “fall back” time change. Around 10:30am, the sprinkles of rain had stopped and we boarded the trolley for the big Canton marketplace. I have read that “First Monday Trade Days” is over 100 acres and has more than 7,000 vendors! It takes place once a month, on the weekend before the first Monday, and has been going on since the 1850’s. At the market, we noticed that there were mostly women – all rather upscale with their blonde hair, makeup and high fashion/casual clothes. Practically, everyone had one of those big shopping carts on wheels and many of them were full! I found the small, garden flags that I’ve been looking for and bought four of them. We had corn dogs for lunch and bought Canton-grown sweet potatoes before we pooped out.
Back home around 2pm- and rested for the rest of the day. I did some planning for the rest of our trip – Waco and Bastrop – are now on the agenda. We’re having crock-pot chicken for dinner.
Saturday, October 31, 2009 – Happy Halloween, Canton, TX
Clear skies, sunny – up to the low 70’s. I cooked up a pile of bacon, eggs and toast for breakfast. We got the trolley around 10:30am and went to the “Old Mill” and “Dog Town”. Dog town has every kind of puppy dog for sale,that you could imagine. Lots of those little ones that RV’ers like, beagles that hunters like and guard dogs, too. People that already owned dogs, had them in special strollers, on leashes and dressed in “dog” clothes. Here’s some photos of Dog Town:
We crossed the highway and did the 6 huge buildings & shops at the Old Mill .We walked “up the hill” called The Mountain, where they had a girl singing country music. We asked about a place to eat and this women took us in her golf cart to her family’s place that her sister owns. It was Mexican, much to Don’s dismay, but everyone was very friendly and I enjoyed my tacos. Don is still enjoying his cumin flavor 3 hours later. *burp*.
Things that made me laugh today – the decor in the dumpy ladies room toilet – and the women in the orange shirt that read “ Angola – a gated community”. See photos:
This has been a true “shop til you drop” experience. A good time.
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