1st Day: TX Trip

Sometimes vacations start out very well.  We got loaded and on the road at 8:00AM as planned, and other than some delay about 20 miles into the trip on I75, we made it to our first stop: Tallahassee.

The desk clerk told me that there was an antique area about 10 miles away when we checked into the motel.  So we drove to Havana, FL instead of going to the pool.  The pictures show a little of what we found – a lot of stores in a small town that have been turned into antique shops or malls.  A few are huge, a few are tiny, a few are all antiques while others are more gifts/art and some are a combination.  There is quite a bit of great big new and used furniture, also.

One shop had a mid-sized room filled with books.  The books were nicely displayed, individually priced with a variety of topics.  Many of the other stores or booths had a small variety of books but most weren’t in very good condition.

Bob was happy to find a die cast Volkswagon made in Italy in one booth. He said that a 1/24 scale made in Italy is just what he was looking for! Luckily it was priced low enough so he could purchase it and resell for a bit of profit.  That buy made his day.

On our way out of the neat, clean antique town we just had to stop at the junk store! From the sublime to the ridiculous.

I didn’t know anything about Havana, FL but was very impressed with how neat and clean and friendly it was.  If you have the time to get off I10 when you’re in the area, stop and shop for awhile.  It is easy to find.