Blogging on a Circle

So this is easton circle, the major tourist attraction in Easton and where they hold a farmers market since 1760's or something like, but not on a Monday. Monday is also the day the Crayola crayon attraction is closed, so's the canal museum and pretty much that's it. So while away the time i'm using Macdonalds wifi and not buying anything by sitting on a roundabout with a very nice fountain and weird music from hidden speakers. I'm quite glad i'm not staying longer than 6 hours. I've now been on the Pittsburg greyhound and i should have guessed when the driver said that noone gets off at Easton that it might be a little quiet. To while away the time, in good Nuffield style, i went to the town offices and found the lady in charge of the Easton Farmers market. A lot of thought and effort goes into the market and she assures me that they are thriving (unlike the UK where sales are definately down.) One of the things that helps is that they accept food stamps, as well as supplying a credit card machine for the stall holders to use. It is most definately not a well off area 19% below the poverty line) and not a particularly large town (2008 estimate was 26,080) but i was told that the market supported 28 traders, although they were looking for a new poultry supplier (bit far for Higher Fingle especially by greyhound)!) market pitches were $125 for the season that run each Saturday from May through to October, so by UK standards pretty reasonable which mean that the farmers can charge a reasonable price for their produce.
Things here get weirder as i'm joined on the roundabout by someone else using Macdonalds wifi and who is determined to tell me the history of Easton. I think that's a cue to escape as We get on to the reverse flag at the reading of the Declaration of Independance and the address of the local prison. Hopefully my bus will be here soon and I get to Stroudsburg before dark, but if anyone tells me that no one goes there I will believe them!