Slainte

Ekaterinaburg~~~~~~Gabon (west coast of Africa)

That's was great! I have such fond memories of the Catskill Mountains....When I was just a young child living in NYC my family started vacationing up there in a very small town called Leeds. We would leave the city as soon as school was out for the summer and not come back til school started again. Dad would spend his 3 weeks off there, but Mom and us kids had the whole summer!! We continued to vacation in the Catskills every year....We rented a bungalow behind one of those big hotels, which like you say,was "its own breed of hotels" with all meals included and entertainment, there were many in the area..."Green Acres", "Pleasant Acres", "Madison Hotel". My sister met her husband there, and I met my husband while working at the "Catskill Game Farm"one summer. Most of my families long time friends are the people we met in that great part of upstate NY! We often comment on how different our lives might be if we never went to the Mountains!! And now to realize how the Catskills are linked to cruising it's no wonder I'm a CruiseCrazies!! LOL :grin: Thanks Jeff!