{"id":9832,"date":"2019-02-24T13:33:00","date_gmt":"2019-02-24T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/?p=9832"},"modified":"2023-06-23T19:16:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T23:16:54","slug":"blueberry-hill-rv-resort-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/archives\/9832","title":{"rendered":"Blueberry Hill RV Resort, Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next stop on our journey is on the East Coast side of Florida, at Blueberry Hill, in Bushnell, Florida.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0224192010_LI_thumb.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"0224192010_LI\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0224192010_LI_thumb.jpg?resize=377%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"0224192010_LI\" width=\"377\" height=\"447\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here we are meeting John\u2019s dad Roger and his partner Joan who spend their winters in sunny Florida.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0919171806a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"0919171806a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0919171806a_thumb.jpg?resize=727%2C501&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"0919171806a\" width=\"727\" height=\"501\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We haven\u2019t been to this part of Florida before so Roger and Joan take us on a little tour of their life. First stop, supper at Beef O\u2019Brady\u2019s. The food is quite good and my hamburger and fries are perfect.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0224191739_HDR.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"0224191739_HDR\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0224191739_HDR_thumb.jpg?resize=736%2C553&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"0224191739_HDR\" width=\"736\" height=\"553\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After that we take a ride through Bushnell\u2019s National Cemetery.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The main assembly area colonnade at Florida National Cemetery.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cem.va.gov\/CEM\/images\/cemphotos\/911_florida.jpg?resize=749%2C521&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The main assembly area colonnade at Florida National Cemetery.\" width=\"749\" height=\"521\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The grounds are beautifully kept and the area is quiet and peaceful. It is a little chilly today, but we take time to wander through and read some of the headstones. I\u2019m proud to see so many people who loved our country and served as their way to honor it and sad to see so many who died in defense of Her, but I am forever grateful to them all.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0224191803.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"0224191803\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0224191803_thumb.jpg?resize=748%2C562&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"0224191803\" width=\"748\" height=\"562\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To wrap up our day, we stop in at Roger and Joan\u2019s favorite watering hole, the local VFW.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0224191820a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"0224191820a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0224191820a_thumb.jpg?resize=753%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"0224191820a\" width=\"753\" height=\"566\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, rested and ready to go we are heading for the Swap-o-Rama! It is huge and there is anything and everything you can think of can probably be found here. I never buy much but John always seems to find a tool or two. Ever see the show about flea market finds, the one where teams are given money to go to a flea market, buy an item, repurpose it and then sell it? Well, that is how I entertain myself at these markets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0225191242.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"0225191242\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0225191242_thumb.jpg?resize=768%2C577&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"0225191242\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, its Bingo time!!!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0225191805.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"0225191805\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0225191805_thumb.jpg?resize=781%2C587&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"0225191805\" width=\"781\" height=\"587\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We didn\u2019t win anything but had a good time hanging out with Roger and Joan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0225191804a.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"0225191804a\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.2dogsbarkin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/0225191804a_thumb.jpg?resize=786%2C590&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"0225191804a\" width=\"786\" height=\"590\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Soon our vacation is going to be over and a good thing too, we are getting exhausted!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next stop on our journey is on the East Coast side of Florida, at Blueberry Hill, in Bushnell, Florida. 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