866 December 2, 2022 Lane Southern Orchards

We started the day with our usual exercise.  I walked more than 3 miles in and around the campground at Lake City.  It was 46 degrees and I had to put a sweatshirt on!  We actually had to use the furnace overnight.  We are in for a rude awakening!

Tim drove all morning; out of Florida and into Georgia.  We found a Harvest Host site in Fort Valley in Peach County.  Lane Southern Orchards is an extensive operation.  They are primarily peach and pecan growers. 

There are miles of orchards in the surrounding area. 

There is also a beautiful farm store with all sorts of preserves and dilly beans and pickled beets and syrups and nuts and too many other things to name.  As soon as you walk in the door you are met with the fragrance of sweet roasted pecans and your mouth begins to water.

We had a lot of fun shopping for all kinds of treats and gifts.

We rested for a short time and then I walked the property while Tim rode his bike. 

At dinnertime, we went back into the store and ordered pulled pork sandwiches.  It was nice enough to eat out on the porch.

One more walk as the sun set.

We really do enjoy these Harvest Host experiences.  We spend a lot of time in traditional campgrounds.  It is really fun to find a place that we would otherwise not even know about and to travel off the well-worn interstate to explore these treasures.