Fri - 13 Jan/17

BE CAREFUL!

TODAY is FRIDAY the 13th.

We will just stay in bed today (but, only until 9 a.m. - grin).

Around noon we headed out to Kermit's Key West Key Lime Shoppe. No - not in Key West. That is where the original shop is located. We went to the factory outlet/warehouse/shipping facility in Deland, FL. Shipping from Key West is too expensive which is why they set up at this location.

We stop here often. Once again we picked up a few of our favourites.

Next we were off to the Daytona Beach Flea and Farmers Market. This is a huge F/Sa/Su Flea Market just off I-95. Friday is the least busy of the three days which is why we went today.

Charlotte found a nice Denim Shirt and Sweater Set.

My mission was complete when I picked up a half dozen Honda caps to replace the one I lost on the Cat Boat Ride. All were black "H" hats. The six hats here at the flea market were less than one from a Honda dealer.

It took about 2 hours to walk all the booths. Then we returned to Deland, FL.

First stop (actually the second in Deland today) was at the Quilt Shop of Deland. Charlotte picked up some special quilted material that is heat proof. She also found a pretty (complicated) pattern for a centerpiece.

We then walked around the corner to "The Brickhouse" restaurant. The wind was a little too cool to eat outside on the patio. We chose a booth inside instead. We have eaten here a number of times over the past few years.

I always order the "Pan Seared Pepper Encrusted Ahi Tuna" w/two sides. Today Charlotte ordered the same. Needless to say it was excellent!

After eating we wanted to pick up dessert (for later tonight) at the "Perfectly Named Bakery" (grin). Unfortunately, It was after 5 p.m. and almost everything in this section of downtown closes at 5.

Deland is like Mount Dora (and most small towns down here). They encourage shopping by providing ample free parking. As we returned to the parking area near the quilt shop (our usual parking spot) we noticed the best crosswalk solution anywhere. Added to the usual signage were flashing amber LEDs that were activated by pushbuttons like a crosswalk light.  Now if they would only put the button about six steps from the road to give a few seconds of flashing time before they enter the crosswalk it would be perfect. I wish they had these for all crosswalks.

We then returned to OMS. The drive took about a half hour and we arrived before sunset.

Jeopardy will start our TV evening. Then we will just relax and channel surf.