Two Lane Florida Adventure to Okeechobee - Day Two and Three

We are staying the Okeechobee KOA, which is the largest in their portfolio. It features a 20,000 sq foot convention center, its own nine-hole golf course, driving range, putting green, tennis courts, fitness center, indoor or outdoor pool tables, shuffleboard, pétanque, bocce ball, plenty of space to ride your bikes or soak in a pool: one for families, another for kids and a third for adults only. There is refreshments in the kamp store or enjoy a cold one at the Shanty Lounge. In 2014, it received KOA's highest service award, for earning world class service scores from their kamping guests.
Some interesting facts about Lake Okeechobee. Locally referred to as Lake O or The Big Lake is a freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. The name Okeechobee means "big water" in the Seminole Indian language, an appropriate name for a water body whose opposite shore can't be seen from the water's edge. With a surface area of 730 square miles, it is the largest lake in the southeastern United States. Despite its impressive size, the lake is shallow, with an average depth of only 9 feet. Lake Okeechobee and its wetlands are at the center of a much larger watershed, the Greater Everglades, that stretches from the Kissimmee River through the Everglades and finally into Florida Bay. Okeechobee Battlefield is on US 441. On Christmas Day of 1837, the Okeechobee Battlefield was the site of one of the most decisive battles of the Second Seminole War. American Regular Army Infantry and Missouri Volunteers, encountered the largest concentration of Seminole and Miccosukee warriors assembled during the War.  The battle, lasting less than three hours, resulted in American casualties of 26 KIA and 112 wounded, the Indian losses were estimated to have been equally as heavy. Why are the fir hydrants pink in Okeechobee? In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness, the Okeechobee Utility Authority has joined together with other local community organizations for Operation Pink Fire Hydrant. Throughout the community fire hydrants have been painted pink in exchange for a monetary donation to Okeechobee Hospice, Hero’s for Hope or Martha’s House. We played S-A-M-G-O ... It is like B-I-N-G-O, but at a Samboree. Naturally, none of us won! We also took our initiation into the secret society of the Florida Good Sam, Fuzzy Puckers. Can't tell you any more than that! Tomorrow is another fun filled day, stay tuned!