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BRIEF HISTORY OF KAREN & LEE DUQUETTE AND HOW THEY BECAME TWO RV GYPSIES |
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Karen and Lee met and married at Pearl Harbor Hawaii Karen was in the U.S. Navy and Lee was in the Marine Corp. Click on either of these two photos for photos of their wedding and military uniforms. |  |
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Their daughter Renee was born in California,
and two years later their son Brian was born in Connecticut. Then they decided
to move to Tennessee. Click on Brian's baby photo so learn more about Brian. Or to read about his tragedy, click on the "Brian" button above. |
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While living in Tennessee, they started tent camping and bought a pull trailer. After living two years in Tennessee, they moved to Florida in their trailer. Lee was a union electrician so they could easily travel wherever there is work. One year later, they moved to Sulphur, Louisiana for a year, then back to Florida for another year, then to Old Saybrook Connecticut for one year, then back to Florida. At that time, they bought a house and settled down so their children could stay put through high school years. |
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They spent three years
researching trailers/motorhomes and decided that they would prefer a motorhome,
not a pull trailer. They sold their big full-size conversion van and bought
a Chevy HHR because they read that it would make a great tow vehicle,
known as a toad. Karen named the car "MOB" which stands
for My Orange Baby. |
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They put their house up for sale and sold off most belongings, except for the necessities of life. Then Karen and Lee each put in their retirement notice so they could become two RV Gypsies and travel full-time, on a limited, fixed budget. |
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Then they bought their motorhome (RV), and chose a 40 foot Winnebago Vectra RV and named it AWO which stands for "All We Own." Click on the photo at the left to see photos of AWO on the date of purchase. |
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Karen & Lee wanted their tow car
(toad) which is known as MOB (My Orange Baby) to somewhat match their
motorhome, so they gave it a complete make-over with contours to match
the RV. Check out the photos of how MOB got redesigned
by clicking on the photo at the left.
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Then came the time for the two RV Gypsies
to leave their children and grandchildren and travel the USA and Canada
full time. Here is love to all four of you while we are gone. But we will
be back often to visit you because we will miss all of you.
This was the hardest part of becoming a full-time RV Gypsy. But the hardest part of our entire lives was learning that while we were on our first road trip away from home, our fantastic son Brian was murdered in his own home, and our family will never be the same. |
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| After driving over 16,000 miles in 7 months time, including almost 3 months in Alaska, the two RV Gypsies decided that their toad, (known as MOB "My Orange Baby") just wasn't big enough. Plus MOB really took a beating on the Alaska Highway in the Yukon Territory. So, the two RV Gypsies splurged on a 2010 Ford F150 Lariat crew cab with cab cover, custom ordered. |
 It is a very long truck and the cab cover makes it look bigger, so the truck is also called MOB - "Monster Out Back" |
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This is the license plate on the front of the toad "Monster Out Back" |
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The two RV Gypsies want to hear from you through e-mail, phone calls, & the guestbook above, which they hope you will sign. If you have a RV travel website, please contact Karen so your website can be linked to this site and vice-versa. I can NOT link to businesses, but will gladly link to full-time RVer's sites. |
