Catskills

I made Matt pull over so I could take a photo of this waterfall. It was along a small road through the Catskills park off the beaten path.

This past weekend we went camping in the Catskills. We camped at a beautiful and secluded campground. The Catskills region was our 2nd stop on our tour of the 3 potential places we are researching to buy a vacation home. Of course, the purchasing of a vacation home is some time off (like a few years) but we want to get an idea. I think after our weekend that the Catskills region is officially the winner. There is hiking, mountain streams to swim in, lovely mountain views and skiing. We can also get a few acres and compared to our other two options, the price is right.

We spent the majority of the weekend with a realtor looking at places for sale. Right now, it is hard to find a house that is not for sale. There are plenty of options out there. Chloe was such a trooper spending her weekend with her crazy parents looking at houses. Eventhough we aren't ready to buy we got a great idea of the options available to us, areas we want to look in and what we want in our retreat.

This could be our view from our vacation home.

On Sunday morning, four thunderstorms came through in the early hours. I have never in my life heard such commotion. I couldn't sleep and kept getting up and pacing the RV. It literally sounded like there were giant cymbals being smashed into our RV. Oddly, Chloe slept through 3 of the storms and only woke up during the slightest thunder clap during the last storm.

The day after the storms. Chloe and Matt are giving their "sun & moon" salute.

We are planning on returning back to the Catskills in a couple of weeks to actually hike and enjoy the area. Its our new favorite.