Fairhope Craft Fair

The craft fair has been an annual event for 60 years in Fairhope. If the weather is nice, the crowds are huge. We jumped in the BMW and headed across the bay. The traffic was at a standstill. We detoured to the causeway and kept moving. Parking is always a problem. We choose the easy way and took the shuttle for $2 per person. It is well worth the time it saves while looking for a parking place.

The crowds were huge and the weather was hot. The art was original and incredible. Handmade pottery was everywhere. We enjoyed perusing the stalls and wandering the streets. It was so hot that we soon needed to cool down. We chose to sample some homemade peach ice cream and found a patch of shade to get out of the sun.

The heat made us decide not to stay long. On the way back to the car, we stopped in an air conditioned store to get out of the sun. I spotted a Red Wing Bobwhite samovar in perfect condition! It was a bit out of my price range at $225 but amazing to get to see one. Maybe I will find one in a yard sale one day...

Buster bought a decorative plant hook and we headed back out into the heat. We made our way back to the car and onto the highway.

plant hook

A roadside antique and flea market is set up a few miles down the highway from the craft fair. They have it every year at the same time as the craft fair. It is small and fun to wander through even though the weather is hot. We rambled from booth to booth looking at the treasures. I picked up four silver plated spoons for a craft project I wanted to try. I didn't see anything else that caught my eye. We were ready to get out of the sun so we headed on down the road and called it a day.

Plymouth silverplate

The day was not an exciting one for finds but it was nice to get out and enjoy the weather, try some homemade ice cream, and spend the day together...on the backroads with Buster.