We really enjoyed our weekend jaunt to Catskill, NY. Friday, on our way to Catskill, we stopped at the Walkway over Hudson at Poughkeepsie, a nice 1.5-mile walk on a footbridge over the Hudson River. Then drove to New Paltz and had our lunch at Lola's Cafe at New Platz. Good IPA beer on the tap and good food. After lunch, we drove down to Belleayre in Catskill and took a scenic Gondola ride and a little hike on the top of the Belleayre Mountain. Around 7 pm, we got into our VRBO house. It is a cute house, with an equipped and well stocked kitchen, three flat screen TVs, good wireless, inviting living and dining space, and comfortable bedrooms. It has everything that you may need. Phoenicia's main street is a minute's walk, which has restaurants and a small grocery store. We walked down and had a Pizza dinner there. Saturday morning after breakfast, we strolled around the property and the main street, it is beautiful. You can see Catskill Mountains and little brooks and shops on the main street. Phoenicia is a little cute little town central to this region. We finished lunch with leftover pizza and drove down to the Catskill State Park at Livingston Manor. The drive was really scenic through the mountains. We hiked the Frick Pond loop trail. You walk by the side of a stream. Before calling it a day, we had our dinner at Peekamoose, an upscale Restaurant at Big Indian, NY. After checking out on Sunday, we visited Emerson Kaleidoscope, and Woodstock on our way.