Catskills Weekend

It was Helen’s first weekend off after 6 weeks into residency - a “golden weekend”. I also happened to have the weekend off so of course we had to go do something! We decided to make a trip up to the Catskills to get away from the city for the weekend. It was such a relaxing weekend and definitely something we’ll have to go back to do again in the future. On our first day we went up to Hudson and kayaked in the Hudson River. We made a short paddle over to the cute Hudson Athens Lighthouse which was built in the 1870s! We then drove into town for a quick bite before heading off to our next adventure at Diamond Notch Falls. Unfortunately due to the increase in traffic due to COVID, Kaaterskill falls was closed, so we’ll have to go back sometime. We then drove up to relax at our accommodations in the tiny town of Bovina! Our stay was on a beautiful farm in the mountains with nothing but greenery, animals, and mountains surrounding for miles. In the morning, the owners cooked us a delicious breakfast with fresh eggs from their hens and French toast with maple syrup from their own farm! They also had the cutest dogs Harley and Maggie who were so friendly and sweet. We drove up to a Upick farm and picked raspberries and tomatoes. We were hoping to head over to a nearby winery afterwards but it started to thunderstorm so we called it an early day and headed back towards the city. Here are some of the highlights of our weekend!