Greetings from Georgia!
We have been on the road for a while now, but I have not had a spare minute until now to get to my blog.
The day after we got to Albany, Georgia for the Monaco International RV Rally, mom and dad got up really early on Sunday morning and drove in the dark on small county roads to Plains, Georgia to hear President Jimmy Carter teach Sunday school at the Maranatha Baptist Church.
Amy Carter's fourth grade teacher, Jan Williams was in charge of all the tourists in line. In her booming teacher voice she let everyone know that she was in charge and that the Secret Service said she was too dangerous to carry a loaded gun! She made sure everyone understood all the rules and kept us entertained until President Carter arrived.
Williams passed the mahogany offering plates that Carter made and she pointed out the new wooden cross hanging behind the choir loft that Carter also made.
She went through the procedure for staying after church to have their pictures made with the Carters. "Whatever you do, do not attempt to shake his hand unless he extends his first," Williams said. "People, he's 89 years old. How do you think germs are passed?"
Williams pauses in her list, lowering her eagle-stern stare on those present.
"Do not think that you can leave this church after Sunday School, go on down to Mom's Kitchen to eat and then attempt to jump back into my picture line after church."
No - pictures with the Carters are only for people who stayed for church.
"And whatever you do, do not applaud when he walks in or after the lesson," Williams said. "He hates that.
What a thrill when President Carter walked into the church. Mom and dad were in the third pew so they had a great view.
He began by going through the audience asking here people were from and then gave an update on current world events from his perspective before giving his Sunday School lesson, which was on Genesis 1, the beginning.
President Carter reminded us that he was a physicist and he could not deny the scientific evidence and the Big Bang, but it did not deter him from his faith. Then he said with a twinkle in his eye, you have to wonder who started the Big Bang!
President Carter and Rosalynn are active members of this small church. They sat in the pew across from mom and dad during the sermon. After church, mom and dad lined up to have their picture.
After the service the visited they small town of Plains Georgia, population 750. Jimmy Carter lives right down the street in the olny home he has ever owned.
They also visited his High School, which is now a National Historic site.
The next day they took me with them and we visited Andersonville, another National Historic Site, the former Camp Sumter, a Confederate prisoner-of-war-camp. Such a tragic reminder of the senseless deaths and horrors of the Civil War.
After the Monaco Rally we joined our friends in a caravan to Perry Georgia for the Family Motor Coach Association Rally.
When we were at this rally, mom and dad really surprised me with a new home! Actually, it surprised mom too, but dad has had this on his mind for some time now. Oh well, there goes my inheritance!
They traded our 38 ft. Monaco Cayman for a 42 ft. Monaco Dynasty, which is a much upgraded model, and more comfortable for dad to drive. The inside is much nicer too! Dad's pictures don't really do it justice.
The cabinets are cherry wood, corain counters, tile floor and leather sofas and chairs. A large TV drops down from the ceiling in front of the driver and passanger seats.
And now with a King size bed, there is plenty of room for me!
We are on our way to Florida!
Adios, Yuki
What a great journey to Presidnet Carter's home town and haunts. Glad to see your still on the trips to aapresidential birthplacws and libraries. Love the the photo of Juan and Deb, but where were you Yuki? did you take the picture? Continued grest journies ans safe trips home. Nancy S
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