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    Groton’s Thrive 55+ DAY TRIPS this Spring

    Posted on April 3, 2024 by Groton

    WEDNESDAY, MAY 8 – NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDENS  We have been overdue a visit to the gorgeous NY BOTANICAL GARDENS so off we go! Founded in 1891, the NYBG is a 250-acre green oasis amid the dense concrete of New York City. As well as a rose garden with more than 650 varieties and a 50-acre forest, the garden also has an impressive Victorian-era glasshouse and a Home Gardening Center for amateur enthusiasts. We travel via deluxe coach bus and arrive as they open for the day. There is so much to take in. Do as you please while there and enjoy lunch on your own. We depart NYBG at 3:30 pm to be home about 6 pm. There will be rest stops on the way to and from. We depart Thrive 55+ at 7am. Cost is $102 resident/ $112 non resident.

    SATURDAY, JUNE 22 – HISTORICAL HARLEM This popular daytrip is back! With our own deluxe coach bus and tour director on this trip, we pack in a special tour of the famous APOLLO THEATRE followed by an amazing lunch at SYLVIA’S RESTAURANT. We then culminate our day with a guided riding tour of HISTORICAL HARLEM. We depart Thrive 55+ at 7:45 am We return approx. 8:00 pm. Cost is $193 per person.

    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26 THE GOODSPEED – SOUTH PACIFIC  We are off to East Haddam to enjoy the 2:00 pm show of SOUTH PACIFIC. On a lush tropical island during World War II, battles of the heart are center stage in the Goodspeed premiere of the soaring Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. A lovestruck nurse and a young lieutenant are pulled into the tide of separate romances in an exotic world of risk and passion. But prejudice clouds their potential paradise. Get swept away by twin love stories and a rapturous score that includes “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair,” “Bali Ha’i” and more. Show is approx. 2.5 hrs (including intermission). We depart Thrive 55+ at 12:45 pm. Cost is $75 resident/ $85 non resident.