3-28-10 Sunday (Viva Black Y Decker)

As typical, Jim came up with some sightseeing/activities to keep us busy today.  He had remembered a flea market in Fort Mill, SC that we saw when we moved here.  He “knew” where it was so we’d just look out for it.  I entered different words into the GPS but it found nothing.  It was too new.  We drove trying to spot it off the interstate.  Yeah, we missed it.  We turned around to head home and then spotted Trader Marc’s.  It was an average sized indoor fleamarket with room to grow.  We shopped and bought some of this and some of that.

Laundry!  A Walmart!  Dona & Darrell!  Santa Monica Pier!  Mexican food!  Check it out here!

While we were sightseeing driving around lost, we saw a Black & Decker outlet store.  We “made note of it” and stopped at it on the way home.  It was inside a Latin mall called Plaza Fiesta.  This place was hopin’.  Strolling Mariachi band.  Stage with music, a food court, fountains, cobble stone walkways, etc.  It seemed to unit Latino’s regardless of being Mexican, Puerto Rican, etc.  The “street” names used to locate vendors were named Ecuador, Mexico, Cuba, etc.  We bought a bunch of stuff from the Black and Decker store.  Jim got a churro and I had some deep fried pork thing with a side salad.  Mine was tasty, Jim’s said he’s had better churro.

Photos

Above/Below: It appeared as though someone stole their statue so Jim and I lend a hand.  If everyone would just take a turn, they won’t need to replace it.

 

Below: Why yes, behind Jim there is a rollercoaster.  That would be Carowinds. 

Below: The food court. 

Below: Some huge playground for kids.  Wish I could go play on it!

Friends Laurie & Pearl called tonight asking “are you OK?” to which I replied, “why?”  They knew immediately that I hadn’t been whisked away to Oz (wicked ALix would have been pleased) via the tornado that struck Charlotte (we later found out 8 had hit).  If it hadn’t been for them calling us we would have been surprised by the hail storm later in the evening.  Here’s a video.