The
two RV Gypsies and family
rented a 4-bedroom cabin
in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
to celebrate September birthdays
September 2 - 3, 2022
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Note: If anyone
other than Karen Duquette took photos, they were not given to her for
this Dollywood site. Actually the family does not even check on this
website in general. Its main purpose is for the two RV Gypsies to remember
where they have been so they know if they wish to return there or not,
and secondly to help anyone who visits the website to decide if they
want to go to a certain place or not. |
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Below: For some strange reason,
Karen Duquette likes to take photographs inside tunnels. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies'
first look at the cabin. They were the first family members to arrive.
Notice all the parking spaces out front, all for just this one cabin. |
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Below: Being first to arrive
gave Karen Duquette time to take some photographs. |
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Below: A fully stocked kitchen
(except for food of course) and a big wooden table with seats on all
four sides. Behind the closed door by the table was a stackable washer
and dryer which the family did not use. |
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Adjacent to the kitchen is
the living room. Below are two views of the living room as seen looking
down from the loft. The living room had a couch, two chairs, coffee
table with coasters, a big TV, and a fireplace (which was not used on
this trip). Also seen in the photo is the washer/dryer by the front
door, and the kitchen serving counter with stools and the dining table. |
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Below: The loft from which
the above two photos were taken. This was Alex's room. It had a nice
back porch with two rocking chairs and an amazing view of the mountains.
The room is reached from a spiral staircase in the living room. |
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Below: A glance of a bit of
Alex's outside porch and the 3-story spiral staircase leading down to
the living room, which then continues down to the game room. The open
door in the bottom of the photo leads to the two RV Gypsies' bedroom.
Standing just outside of that bedroom, the second photo of the spiral
staircase is looking towards the living room fireplace and the second
bedroom on the first floor. At the bottom of that photo, a bit of the
staircase going to the game room can be seen. |
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Below: Then of course the
same spiral staircase continues down into the play room. What an An
amazing 3-story spiral staircase. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies'
bedroom (the bedroom door is shown to the right of the spiral staircase
in one of the photos above). Just inside the entry to the bedroom, there
is a door going out to the back porch. This bedroom had two beds, a
big bathroom, a nice closet, a dresser with radio, lamps, and plenty
of space. There were three other bedrooms. Renee and John's room was
on this same floor, located on the other side of the living room. It
had one really big bed but otherwise was the same as this one. Alex
had the bedroom in the loft (as shown earlier on this page), and Kristen
and kids had the bedroom off of the game room downstairs (which is shown
later on this page). All bedrooms had their own bathroom, closet and
privacy. |
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Each bedroom had a bathtub
with jets, a sink, toilet, big shower, and were stocked with toilet
paper, soap, washcloths and towels. |
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Below: The outside back porch.
The photo was taken from just outside the two RV Gypsies bedroom door
with a view looking down the staircase that goes to the lower level
(the game room), plus the view all the way to the hot tub at the far
end. The hot tub leaked, making it "rain" outside the gameroom
door below. It barely had any bubble strength, was not very warm, and
was very noisy. Karen Duquette tried it only once and did not like it
at all. Plus it was right outside of Renee and John's bedroom (which
had an exit to the porch), and Renee did not like the noise, as they
go to bed earlier then Karen does. |
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Below: Amazing views from
the back porch shown above - taken on several different days, depicting
different weather. |
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Below: The very long back
porch (which was shown earlier form the other end by the door to the
two RV Gypsies' bedroom.) Two rocking chairs, a 3rd chair and a small
table was near the two double doors going into the living room,. Just
past the rocking chair which Karen Duquette was sitting in would be
the door into Renee and John's room, which was near the hot tub that
is not shown in the photo below. |
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Below: The lowest level -
the game room and another bedroom and bathroom. (There were 4 bedrooms
in total in the cabin. )
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The two photos below show the
back door and indoor spiral staircase. Going out the back door, anyone
could use the outside staircase instead of using the spiral staircase
to get up to the porch outside of the living room's back door. |
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Below: Looking down from the
inside spiral staircase at the pool table. |
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Below: Time to celebrate three
birthdays, with a birthday cake and cupcakes. Yes, there were lots of
presents for the kids, but they will not be posted here. |
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Below: Lee Duquette's birthday
gift from Renee and John was the cost of the cabin and Dollywood tickets.
Very Generous and much appreciated. |
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