Our last day in Florence...

Every Saturday in the summer the downtown area of Old Florence has a Farmer's Market at the marina.  We got there early so not very many vendors were set up.  It was a beautiful day, one of the few with no rain and lots of blue sky and sunshine.  We walked around for about an hour then did some wine shopping (surprised!) at the Bridgeport Market.  They have over 1,200 wine selections and really great prices.  From there we went to Safeway because all of their wine is on sale for 30% off and if you buy 6 or more you get an additional 10% off for a total of 40%!!  Who can say no to a deal like that?  Not us!!

Not a lot of vendors today, too early in the season.  

Here is a collage of some of the pics Mike took today.  Notice that Florence, Alabama is only 2,590 miles away.  That's the historic bridge coming in to Florence on the south side near Old Town.

This evening we went back into town for dinner at the Depot, a nice seafood restaurant on the river.  It only has 10 tables and they start taking reservations at 3 PM.  I started calling at 3 and got a hold of Desiree at about 3:07, she only had 2 seatings left, 4 PM or 9 PM!  I opted for the 4 PM and she said she would make it worth our while and give us the table at the window overlooking the river.  She wasn't kidding!  It was a great table and the meal was fabulous!  The manager of the park where we are staying suggested the crab encrusted halibut for $13.  I did.  Wow!  The prices were very inexpensive including the bottle of wine we had for only $20.  It was a blend from a winery in Washington and it was quite tasty.  Dinner was over and we were home by 6 PM, does that make us part of the 'Blue Hair Crowd' now?

I'll close by saying that Florence has been a great place to visit and it would be a great place to live if the sun came out a little more regularly.  The downtown "Old Town" section is very nice and a lot of fun.  If we come back this way again Florence will be a repeat destination.  I'd also like to add that the RV park we stayed in was very comfortable in spite of it really being a "trailer park."  It is a 55 and older park which makes an incredible difference.  Our stay was pleasant and quite, no gun fire and no fighting in the streets.  Gotta love the old people!!

We're having wine with George & Joann before dinner.  Us at the Farmer's Market on the way to dinner.  Joann and I at the restaurant and a picture of the front of the restaurant.