{"id":16381,"date":"2026-02-22T06:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=16381"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T16:44:20","slug":"reconnecting-with-an-old-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/?p=16381","title":{"rendered":"Reconnecting with an old friend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#090d8e\"><strong>And some unexpected adventures<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We planned a couple of days in Starke, Florida, hoping that Mark could reconnect with his high school best friend Ernie (after ~20 years). Mark <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#730202\" class=\"has-inline-color\">finally<\/mark><\/strong> made contact 2 weeks ago&#8230;<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#730202\" class=\"has-inline-color\">AND<\/mark><\/strong>&#8230;Ernie and his wife Deb were around (less than 2 miles from the campground we&#8217;re in)! <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#730202\" class=\"has-inline-color\">SO<\/mark><\/strong>&#8230;we just spent the last 2<sup>1<\/sup>\/<sub>2<\/sub> days having great time visiting and catching up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e12a6665c97&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e12a6665c97\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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Botanical Gardens<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e12a6666273&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e12a6666273\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"16390\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Ernie-Mark-at-Buc-ees-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Ernie-Mark-at-Buc-ees-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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<strong>and<\/strong> touring around north central Florida, with our local tour guides. <br>We had fun with Ernie and Deb&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Walking around <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Kanapaha Botanical Gardens<\/mark><\/strong> in Gainesville<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Driving around the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">University of Florida<\/mark><\/strong> in Gainesville (Ernie is an alum, Deb worked there for years)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lunching in and walking around the <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">historic town of Micanopy<\/mark><\/strong>, Florida\u2019s oldest inland town (settled 1821)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visiting <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#1d6a06\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park<\/strong><\/mark>, site of Florida\u2019s largest Civil War battle, Feb. 20, 1864.  Casualties were 5,000 of 10,000 soldiers in a 4 hour battle.  It&#8217;s also Florida&#8217;s first historic site\/state park (1929) and another CCC site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visiting and grabbing lunch at our <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#730202\" class=\"has-inline-color\">1st Ever<\/mark> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#730202\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Buc-ee&#8217;s<\/mark><\/mark> <\/strong>(in St. Augustine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walking around <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#090d8e\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Camp Blanding Memorial Park<\/mark><\/strong> in Starke, just outside Camp Blanding Joint Training Center for the Florida National Guard.  It has display of tanks, aircraft, and armored vehicles, and memorials for Florida National Guard units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"5\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(750 \/ 423)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16413\" data-id=\"16413\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Kanapaha-Botanical-Gardens-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Kanapaha-Botanical-Gardens-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Kanapaha-Botanical-Gardens-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Kanapaha-Botanical-Gardens-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Kanapaha-Botanical-Gardens-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Kanapaha-Botanical-Gardens-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Walking around Kanapaha Botanical Gardens<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16412\" data-id=\"16412\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Old-mansion-in-Micanopy-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Old-mansion-in-Micanopy-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Old-mansion-in-Micanopy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Old-mansion-in-Micanopy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Old-mansion-in-Micanopy-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-20-Old-mansion-in-Micanopy-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">One of the old mansions in Micanopy, now a B&amp;B<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16410\" data-id=\"16410\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Historical-Battlefield-Walk-at-Olustee-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Historical-Battlefield-Walk-at-Olustee-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Historical-Battlefield-Walk-at-Olustee-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Historical-Battlefield-Walk-at-Olustee-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Historical-Battlefield-Walk-at-Olustee-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Historical-Battlefield-Walk-at-Olustee-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Starting out on the historical trail around the Olustee Battlefield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16411\" data-id=\"16411\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Mark-and-Buc-ee-1-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Mark-and-Buc-ee-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Mark-and-Buc-ee-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Mark-and-Buc-ee-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Mark-and-Buc-ee-1-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Mark-and-Buc-ee-1-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Mark met Buc-ee at Buc-ee&#8217;s!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-16409\" data-id=\"16409\" data-aspect-ratio=\"750 \/ 423\" src=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Camp-Blanding-Memorial-Park-1024x577.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Camp-Blanding-Memorial-Park-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Camp-Blanding-Memorial-Park-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Camp-Blanding-Memorial-Park-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Camp-Blanding-Memorial-Park-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/streaming2nps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-21-Camp-Blanding-Memorial-Park-2048x1153.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Exploring Camp Blanding Memorial Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination 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