We had a very fun day starting with getting our rental car, a bright red Chevy Cruze and then off to Bagels on Hudson. We had 2 unique experiences involving eating today....at the bagel shop (where we had the very good Gifford's ice cream yesterday), we filled out a slip with our donut order. They are made fresh to order - dipping them into the hot oil and then topping with oh-so-many choices! Mark had French Toast and Cinnamon Bun. I had Blueberry crunch - all delicious and can only imagine the calories for each bite.
We then went to Home Depot in a nearby town - Mark had a filter for the generator to buy and we got gloves for going thru the locks which we'll be doing a lot of over the next few days. Our gloves from past lock thrus had seen better days, so...we are good to go! Also stopped at Barnes and Noble and got my 2018 calendar...
Off to the Catskills (so many areas and towns around here with "kill"....Sawkill, Peekskill, Fishkill, Catskill, etc....). Beautiful country and a lovely day. We were meandering around the countryside and came to the end of a road which was the Menla Retreat (a spa and healing retreat and resort. The guests were having lunch outdoors and they focusing on anxiety and depression issues. Interesting place.
Onto Phoenicia, a quaint little town and had lunch at Sweet Sue's - they only serve breakfast and were closing at 1:30 (it was 1:00). Pancakes were their specialty and our waitress recommended the corn cakes and corn omelet. Both were delicious and extra special as all of the corn was freshly cut right off the cob (2nd unique food for the day)! After lunch, Mark found a shop that sold eclipse glasses (only had a few left) so we are good to go come Monday!
Mark's corn cakes
Charming B and B
It was hot today but in the higher elevations, the air was so cool and fresh. We thought about hiking (briefly) as that's what this area is all about, plus camping, tubing, skiing, etc.
Scenery along the way
After we left the Catskills, we were off to Mohonk Mountain House. Anne and Patrick were here for a wedding in 2008. We drove up to the gate and the gal asked if she could help us.....long story short, we could not go any further without reservations and if we wanted to hike to the house (1+ miles), it was $26 per person. We could not believe it! Could not get anywhere near this place. Philip and Annette were able to go into the house a few years ago, (Annette has relatives nearby) so not sure if something has changed? As Philip told us "Just google and you can see it all"....so that's what we did and oh my! Lots of luxury and best deal is 690 a night and on up!!!
Mohonk Mountain House
We kept on driving to New Paltz 4 miles away and where Anne and Patrick stayed when they were in this neck of the woods. Traffic was backed up out in the country and we wondered what was going on? Turns out on a Saturday afternoon (and probably every afternoon) traffic is bumper-to-bumper with everyone wanting to check out this darling town. Too many people for Mark and we had had a long day, so.....finally got thru the town as I was closely checking it all out!
Tomorrow we are going to tour West Point and then my dear hubby said we would go back to New Paltz (1 hour away) - yeah...what a guy!
A bit of good news for Michael....his injection has been moved up to Wednesday! Still hurting but 2 days sooner is a day brightener I would think?
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