My love of trains headed us a little out of our direction of going back to Michigan. We traveled our way to Cordelle, GA. to board the SAM Shortline Excursion Train at the Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park Station. Off we go by train to Americus, GA. World Headquarters for Habitat of Humanity. You can walk across the street from the train station to Habitat's Global Village Discovery Center or Take the Americus free shuttle or trolley to downtown. You can shop and dine in Americus's many different establishments and then jump back on the shuttle to return to the station. We took the trolley to downtown; stopped in Habitat's World HQ. and then walked though town to the Discovery Village Center. We thought it was a children's center. Boy Were We Wrong!! It was filled with all kinds of information, videos, types of homes built around the world by volunteers for Habitat of Humanity. You can walk through a village filled with slum shacks to different types of homes built in various countries. Very Interesting and worthwhile. Since I volunteer for Habitat I had to support there fund raising efforts, I bought another brick for the village. All Board!! Off we go to Plains, GA. Home of the 39th President of America. That's Right!! You Guessed It!! "JIMMY CARTER" Plains, GA. Train Station right in town. So we walked across the tracks and had lunch at the "Old Bank" and stopped in for some delicious Peanut Butter Ice Cream at "Carter's Old Peanut Warehouse" now called Plains Peanuts. Quaint little town of shops and antiques. Heard the train whistle!! Got To Go, But not before buying some peaches at the train station fruit market. ALL BOARD!! Off we go back to Georgia's Veteran Memorial S.P. station to a park that has everything and no excuse for nothing to do!! From Fishing, Boating, Walking Trails, Disc Golf, Outdoor Fitness Center, Marina, Boat Rentals, Museum, Restaurant/ Bar with Entertainment, Lodge, Cottages, Swimming Beach, and I couldn't leave without playing Golf on their 18 hole course called Lake Blackshear. Darlene kept my score so I could concentrate on my game. But that didn't help. This was the first time ever to have the whole golf course to ourselves at 93 degrees. We had a great time anyway!!! On one of those HOT Days here we did our usual town tours of Cordelle, Ga. and took the back roads to Macon,GA. to return a Coleman Gas Grill to Bass Pro. Found out Bass Pro has a warehouse there. We found out later this State Park was in knat haven area. Darlene kept complaining about them but they didn't bother me. We didn't care we're out of here as we head north-west to F.D.R. State Park in GA.
For More Information Go To:
www.samshortline.com
www.habitat.org/gvdc
For Nuts Go To:
www.plainpeanuts.com
www.basspro.com
www.gastateparks.org
Jimmy Carter National Hist.Site
www.nps.gov/jica/
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