Creative Coach Company 2188 E Main St. Lancaster, OH 43130 1-888-FUN-BUS-0 • 740-653-4600 [email protected] www.funbus.com Itinerary Trip Description: St. Simon’s Island, GA...Dirt Cheap Deal! Date: August 8-13, 2021 Departure: 6am...Lancaster Return: 12:30am...8/14….Lancaster Coordinator/Contact: Creative Coach Co….740-653-4600 Terms: $900pp/dbl..$775/tpl..$720/quad or $1290 single Notes: Includes deluxe roundtrip motorcoach transportation and (5) nights hotel. St. Simons hotel has a limited number of double rooms. Triple and quad occupancy is NOT recommended! DRIVER GRATUITY NOT INCLUDED! Schedule August 8 (Sunday) **Note that no breakfast stop is scheduled..please plan ahead. 6am Depart Lancaster..Fun Bus Terminal @ 2188 E Main St. 6:30am Depart Jacksontown Park & Ride 7am Depart Reynoldsburg...Wal-mart 7:15am Depart Canal Winchester...Meijer 7:30am Depart Lancaster..Wal-mart 8am Depart Logan...Wal-mart 8:30am Depart Athens...Wal-mart Quick lunch stop (cost not included) 4pm Arrive Charlotte...hotel check in The hotel is located within walking distance of Northlake Mall as well as several restaurants and lounges. Have dinner on your own and enjoy the hotel amenities. Manager’s reception from 5:30-7pm August 9 (Monday) Breakfast at the hotel (included) 7am Hotel check out & depart 1pm Arrive St. Simon’s Island..hotel check in You’ll love your boutique hotel located under the live oak trees. This beautiful hotel is just a short (3) blocks to the waterfront and the pier and just (1) block from downtown St. Simons. Enjoy this upscale beach towns seafood restaurants, shops and waterfront. Available activities (at an additional charge) include bicycle rentals, massage, golf (there are 99 holes on the island), dolphin watching, kayaking, off shore casino excursion and swimming. Island trolley tours and ghost tours are available. Or...just hang out at the protected hotel pool and the comfortable hotel lounge. Just relax! Additional guarded beach is located on the east side of the island. Bicycle transportation is recommended! Rental cars and golf carts are available!! August 10 (Tuesday) Breakfast at the hotel (included) Spend the day enjoying the island activities and restaurants. *Transportation via Fun Bus to the beach and or Red Fern Village will be available on Tuesday from 10-2 August 11 (Wednesday) Breakfast at the hotel (included) Spend the day relaxing or enjoy the island including bike riding, beach walking, fishing, kayaking, trolley tour, lighthouse tour or nature walks. OR 9am Take an optional trip to Jekyll Island where you can spend the day visiting the historic sites. A tram tour is available (cost not included) or bike rentals are available. OR take a tour of the historic hotel. Enjoy lunch on your own. OR 10:30am Arrive Darian , GA…..Fort King George Historic Site This is the oldest English fort remaining on Georgia's coast. From 1721 until 1736, Fort King George was the southern outpost of the British Empire in North America. A cypress blockhouse, barracks and palisaded earthen fort were constructed in 1721 by scoutmen led by Colonel John "Tuscarora Jack" Barnwell. For the next seven years, His Majesty's Independent Company garrisoned the fort. They endured incredible hardships from disease, threats of Spanish and Indian attacks, and the harsh, unfamiliar coastal environment. After the fort was abandoned, General James Oglethorpe brought Scottish Highlanders to the site in 1736. The settlement, called Darien, eventually became a foremost export center of lumber until 1925. Using old records and drawings, this 18th century frontier fortification on the Altamaha River has been reconstructed for public tours. Structures include a blockhouse, officers' quarters, barracks, a guardhouse, moat and palisades. A museum and film cover the Guale Indians, the Santo Domingo de Talaje mission, Fort King George, the Scots of Darien and 19th century sawmilling when Darien became a major seaport. In addition to the many fort buildings, remains of three sawmills and tabby ruins are still visible. This site is on the Colonial Coast Birding Trail. A moderate amount of walking will be required. Insect repellant is recommended. $8 admission fee 12:30pm Depart 1pm Enjoy lunch at Skipper’s Fish Shack (or any of the other nearby restaurants in downtown Darien on the waterfront) Cost not included 2:30pm Depart 3pm Arrive Jekyll Island 4pm Depart Jekyll Island 4:30pm Return to St. Simons Island August 12 (Thursday) Breakfast at the hotel (included) NOTE: Schedule is approximate Just relax and enjoy the island!! and may need to change due to August 13 (Friday) unforeseen circumstances!! Breakfast at the hotel (included) 8am Hotel check out & depart Quick lunch stop (cost not included) 6:30pm Arrive Charleston, WV.. dinner stop and driver change (cost not included) 10pm Arrive Athens 10:30pm Arrive Logan 11pm Arrive Lancaster 11:30pm Arrive Canal Winchester 11:45pm Arrive Reynoldsburg 12mid Arrive Jacksontown 12:30am Arrive Lancaster HOTELS Drury Inn & Suites 6920 Northlake Mall Dr...Charlotte, NC 704-599-8882 Amenities Include: restaurants & lounge near- by, indoor/outdoor pool and exercise room. *************** Village Inn 500 Mallory St...St. Simons Island, GA 912-634-6056 Amenities Include: outdoor pool, downtown location, restaurants nearby, lounge on site. .