The Two RV Gypsies: Full-Time RVers
and their grandson, Alex Jones
at South Bass Island
Put-in-Bay and Kelleys Island
July 12, 2011 - The two RV Gypsies and their grandson Alex Jones went island hoping on the Jet Express, the fastest way to Put-in-Bay and Kelleys Island. It traveled at 35 knots (about 40 miles per hour).
Then they boarded the Jet Express to Put-in-Bay which was half the fun of getting to Put-in-Bay and Kelleys Island. They got to relax while enjoying a narrated tour of the history of the island.
The Jet Express
Lee Duquette and his grandson
Karen Duquette and Alex
Karen Duquette and Alex
the two RV Gypsies on the Jet Express to Put-in-Bay
view on the way to Put-in-Bay
Below: Lee Duquette's famous "wild man" hair-do laughing clipart dude
Lee's famous wildman hair-do
Lee's famous wildman hair-do
Lee's famous wildman hair-do
Lee's famous wildman hair-do
Below: The view on the way to Put-in-Bay
view on the way to Put-in-Bay
view on the way to Put-in-Bay
view on the way to Put-in-Bay
view on the way to Put-in-Bay
view on the way to Put-in-Bay
view on the way to Put-in-Bay
Below Perry's Monument: the nation's fourth tallest monument, at 352 feet, but it was under construction at the time that the two RV Gypsies visited Put-in-Bay.
Perry's Monument
Perry's Monument
Perry's Monument
Below: The first stop was Put-in-Bay (also known as PIB). Put-in-Bay is a village located on South Bass Island in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio. Many believe that the name originates from some early maps of South Bass Island that showed the harbor being named Pudding Bay, probably because it was shaped like a pudding sack.
approaching Put-in-Bay
the dock at Put-in-Bay
Put-in-Bay is a small summer resort vacation destination located on South Bass Island in Lake Erie's shallow western basin. Put in Bay has been a summer resort since the mid 1800's, thrived during the turn of the last century during the Victorian era when thousands of visitors disembarked from a half dozen different steam ships that anchored here.
sign at Put-in-Bay
Below: While waiting for the Jet Express to take passengers from Put-in-Bay to Kelleys Island, Alex and Lee posed as a pirate, even a two-headed pirate, which Karen Duquette thought was very weird.
Alex posed as a pirate.
Alex and Lee posed as a pirate.
Lee posed as a pirate.
Lee posed as a pirate.
Below: Then Alex tried on some silly hats
Alex tried on some silly hats
Alex tried on some silly hats
Below: The Jet Express
The Jet Express
The Jet Express
The Jet Express
the dock at Put-in-Bay
Below: The tiny 2 X 4 mile island is dotted with historic homes, the nation's third tallest monument, quaint restaurants and local pubs. Beautiful water surrounds Put-in-Bay which claims to have the best walleye and perch fishing in the United States.
welcome sign at Put-in-Bay
The Boardwalk at Put-in-Bay
Put-in-Bay is nicknamed the "Key West of the North"
Below: A Tiki Bar with a large pool and a 60-person Jacuzzi
a Tiki Bar
a large pool
Below: Karen Duquette and her grandson Alex in the pool. Lee Duquette did not go in the water, as usual.
Karen and Alex in the pool
Karen and Alex in the pool

Below: Karen and Alex relaxing in the Jacuzzi

Karen and Alex in the Jacuzzi
Karen and Alex in the Jacuzzi
You may visit each of the three (3) sections below in any order you choose. The page you are presently on is not underlined and cannot be chosen from here.
Marblehead Lighthouse
Kelleys Island and the Glacial Grooves
Put-in-Bay and; the Jet Express (this page)
look down
go to the next adventure of the two RV GypsiesAFTER you have viewed all three (3) sections above, please continue on for the adventures of the two RV Gypsies at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio See Karen and Alex ride Top Thrill Dragster - the third fastest roller coaster in the world and the second tallest roller coaster in the world (as of the year 2011)

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