Lake Ocmulgee State Park, Helena, GA
Our plan was to explore the campground this morning on bikes. It is known for its amazing bike trails, but it was raining. Time to put this on the list of "places to revisit" and blast out of here.
Speaking of blasting out, our first stop today was the Space Science Center in Columbus, Georgia.
What a hoot we had!
This Science Center is designed for kids which is probably why we had such a good time.
We all tried the flight simulator...we all crashed. Let's be clear, I wobbled a lot and never really flew, Linda flew for awhile before crashing, Ned was sailing then failed his mission, and I don't know what the heck Gary was doing.
Next was the space shuttle Odyssey ride. Our mission was to dock with the international space station
By the looks of it, I was very excited to be on this journey!
We got to experience what it was like for astronauts as they took off, hooked up with the space station, and experience some disasters. We were hit by a meteor! We were supposed to go on to the moon and mars, but the mission was aborted.
I'm happy to report we all made it back to earth safely.
These three goofballs had way too much fun driving their rovers on Mars. Instead of practicing precision maneuvers they spent more time playing bumper cars.
Fortunately, we had the museum almost to ourselves. I would have hated to set such a poor example for young kids.
We also went to the planetarium and watched a constellation show and a movie about astronaut training. Thank you Coco-Cola Space Center for such a fun time!
The City of Columbus, Georgia is so beautiful. Lots of stately homes on treelined streets. There is also a gorgeous paved path along the Chattahoochee River.
We took a bike ride and rode past rapids, kayakers, guys fishing and kids swimming. It felt like the quintessential summer day.
Hey Gary, are you coming or going?
Gary, doing his Major King Kong impersonation from Dr. Strangelove.
While biking we decided it was time for lunch so we pedaled on over to the closest bbq. Chester's BBQ won out.
I had chopped pork with collard greens and cornbread. I wasn't expecting a mustard based sauce. I thought we wouldn't hit that til at least South Carolina. It was still pretty darn tasty. Linda and Ned had the chopped pork sandwich while Gary went for the ribs. We discussed sweet potato or buttermilk pie, but decided we were all too full.
Tonight we are camped at Lake Ocmulgee. We have the campground almost to ourselves and haven't explored it that much. Why? Because Gary has spoiled us with his Moscow Mules. (Is it bad that this has become a nightly ritual?) Needless to say, tonight was basically hanging around the campsite and shooting the breeze. I love vacation.
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