Shrimp Festival Weekend

Beautiful weekend and we are heading to the beach! The Shrimp Festival is happening in Gulf Shores and it should be a good weekend for bargains. We hop in the BMW and start looking for yard sales, or junk shops, or any place interesting. The traffic is heavy and we take the backroads. We didn't see any yard sales but a parking lot is filled with venders. They must think they are antique dealers because the prices are way too high for my taste! I would have to see something I really wanted to pay these prices. Buster does locate a treasure in a pile of do-dads. He finds a small barometer for $3. He just has to have it. That is the only item that made it back into the car. We hop back in the BMW and head for the beach.



Barometer for $3



When we arrive at Gulf Shores, we park at Bruno's and take the shuttle to the festival. It is well worth the dollar fare to not have to look for a parking place and walk. The weather is wonderful. The venders are interesting. The heat soon becomes intense even though we are already in October. After two bottles of water and a cone of ice cream, we head back to the BMW and head on home.

The day was very enjoyable but we didn't locate many treasures. That is okay. The chase is the adventure! The treasures are just an added bonus.