2008 - The beginning of a lifetime change |
Choosing site number 1 below (or on the map), you can tour throughout this entire website. But you can click on any underlined words
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1b March 1, 2008 - Karen and Lee Duquette took their grandchildren to Billie Swamp Safari In Clewiston, Florida because they knew it would be awhile before they saw family once they started their RV travel. (They also went Billie Swamp Safari in 2016 with friends from Indiana. - both sections are connected).
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Lee Duquette had been advised to take short trips in the RV to be sure everything was working correctly. So it was off to Orlando in the RV. |
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While in the Orlando area, of course, Karen and Lee visited their son Brian Duquette at his home, each evening after Brian got off work.
Then it was time to go back to Broward County, Florida for their granddaughters birthday celebration, and say "We love you and will see
you at Thanksgiving" to their beautiful daughter and grandchildren. Finally, Karen and Lee Duquette headed out in their RV for their first trip (other than the test run in Orlando which was shown above.)
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May 10-11, 2008 - The two RV Gypsies left Orlando on May 12, 2008 after
spending two days, including
spending Mothers Day (May 11) with their wonderful son, Brian
Lee Duquette and saying "We love you and we will see
you at Thanksgiving." They made a short stop for a few hours
at The Villages to visit some friends, Ed and Athalie - no photos were
taken at the Village.
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May 12- May 13, 2008: Suwannee River Music Park and Campground in Live Oak,
Florida, near the Georgia border. A short, but fun stop while
heading north up the east coast. Check
out #3 on the above map for photos.
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4. May 13, 2008 - a quick overnight rest stop at North
Shore Resort in Greensboro, with some great photos that can be found by choosing
#4 on the map above. (Note: Two RV Gypsies returned here on May 14, 2010 and
those photos are on #54 on the 2010 map.) |
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May 14 - May 17, 2008- Horseshoe
Trails Camping Resort - Cleveland, Georgia and a visit to Karen's friend,
Dottie who lives in Georgia. They also went to Babyland: the home of the Cabbage Patch Dolls,
and then they went on to Anna Ruby Falls. This is an area that the two RV Gypsies have been to
many times and additional photos can be found on the 2009 map site #47 |
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May 17, 2008 - Travel Resorts of America, Jackson Springs, North Carolina
- This was just an overnight rest stop, and the only photo the two RV Gypsies took was
lovely Sycamore trees at the entrance.. Check
out #6 on the above map for photos. |
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May 18 - May 23, 2008 - TWO pages -- The two RV Gypsies stopped at Pohick Bay Regional Park on the Potomac River in
Northern Virginia, plus The Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run and the quaint town of Occoquan. Check
out #7 on the above map for photos. |
8. May 23 - June 3, 2008 - The two RV Gypsies went to Branch Brook Campground in
Thomaston, CT. Then they visited Lee's relatives, plus Sandra, Karen's friend since
2nd grade, and Karen's friend Tom in Stratford. They tried to visit Karen's
cousins Ronnie and Dickie and their families but were unable to reach
them by phone to set up a visit. Check
out #8 on the map for photos of Mystic Seaport, Six Flags New England, Hancock
Brook Lake and more. |
9a.
June 3-10, 2008 - The two RV Gypsies stopped at a Campground in Lebanon
near Hershey and Intercourse, Pennsylvania so that they could visit with
some long-lost cousins of Karen.
#9 on the above map has photos in Hershey, Intercourse, Caverns, Antique
Car Museum, and more. |
9b.
June 10 - June 28, 2008: Lee stayed at Tohickson Family Campground, Quakertown,
Pennsylvania while Karen Duquette flew to Stockholm, Sweden to
visit, Monica and Bitte, line-dance friends who live in Stockholm. The
Sweden photos have not yet been posted.. |
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June 29-July 12, 2008: The two RV Gypsies parked at Old Mill Run Park in Thornton, Indiana so they could visit Sharon,
their maid-of-honor from almost 43 years ago. The trip was cut short early on the morning
of July 5th because they got a phone call from an Orlando Florida detective informing them that their son was
robbed and murdered in his own home.
Check out #10 on the map
for photos in Indiana before worst disaster in the lives of the two RV Gypsies..........
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