Okeechobee Florida

We have been in Okeechobee Florida for 4 weeks now. We love the RV park. It advertises as a 5 star RV resort and it is. It is a gated community with 4 lakes/ponds, swimming pool and spa, library, card room, a really nice fitness center and a calendar jammed with activities. It is an ownership complex, where they sell the spots for $55,000 - 77,000. Although they do offer to give you a tour when you first arrive, it is really so they can give their sales pitch. But after that they don't bother you.

It may be something we do in the future, but it won't be in Okeechobee. Okeechobee has a population of 6,975 when the snow birds aren't here and that is way too small of a town for us. Ron tried to take me out on my birthday for a seafood dinner at their "best" restaurant. We got there just before 8 pm and was told they were so busy that day that they ran out of food! What restaurant runs out of food? Only in Okeechobee!!

But we have participated in their pool parties, hand & foot, Texas hold 'em, bingo a few dinners with entertainment and have watched them play Minute to Win It. They also have bocce, pentaque, sand volleyball, tennis courts etc.




View from front of coach of pond and sea crane.


Pond with 2 fountains and one 4 ft resident alligator....
we haven't had the pleasure of meeting him/her yet.



Some of the most beautiful sunsets we have seen.
Taken from our site.








Ok...that's enough sunsets.

We attended the Re-Enactment of the Battle of Okeechobee one weekend and the Brighton Seminole Tribe annual Rodeo another weekend. This was only our second Rodeo. They attract some of the big names in bull riding, roping and barrel racing. We went with friends, Chuck & Carol from Alabama who we met at our last campsite in Jupiter. It took place on the Seminole Reservation and they had a native festival, entertainment and carnival type food booths.... funnel cakes...yummy!


Opening Ceremony



Clown


Bronco Bull Rider

Attended one St. Louis Cardinal training session and our first game. The training takes place on 6 fields and you just walk between them to see all of the players and the various drills.


Roger Dean Stadium...spring training location for St. Louis Cardinals and Florida Marlins.



Pujols getting ready for live batting session.
He and Holliday are the only 2 who do not have
jerseys with their names on them.....guess they
figure everyone knows who they are!


Molina...he just looks like he really enjoys his job.





Tony LaRussa while signing an autograph for me...
please, SMILE just once Tony.


Mark McGwire & friends.

Stay tune for more from exciting Okeechobee....

Hope all is well!