BARA Spring Break to Arklow 2023
On Monday 17th April 51 of BARA members boarded Mc Ginleys Coach for our 5 day Spring Break to Arklow.We were welcomed on board by our bus driver who introduced himself as MichaelWe set off on our journey, our first stop was Newbridge where we had a coffee break and some time for shopping in Newbridge Silverware.After two hours we continued our journey to where we were based at the beautiful Arklow Bay Hotel.On arrival we were welcomed by the Manager & staff who gave us the keys to our rooms .Dinner was @6 30 pm.Day 2 We travelled to Powerscourt House and GardensThe day was bright and sunny. After lunch we continued on to the seaside town of Bray where we walked the fabulous promenade it's famous for,before we returned to the hotel @ 5pm.Dinner was @ 6 30 pm followed by music and danceDay 3 We set offat 10 30 am to the beautiful Glendalough,renowned for an early medieval monastic settlement founded in the6th century by St Kevin.We had a short audio visual display to explain the site ,we were then taken on a guided tour ,Mount Usher Gardens located in Ashford was our next stop where we had lunch & did some shopping. We returned to hotel @5 pmDay 4 We travelled to Avoca,on route we stopped @ The Meeting of the Waters made famous by the Thomas Moore song .Some of our members entertained us with the song.In Avoca we got a guided tour of the famous hand weavers mill.After lunch there we returned to Arklow Town where we spent the afternoonshopping in thr Bridgewater Shopping Centre .Day 5 Our final day had arrived our Spring Break was over for another year,but we couldn't complain we had an enjoyable break and the good weather was a bonus.We boarded the bus for the last jeg of our journey with a lunch break in Kinnedgad.We arrived back in Ballinasloe tired and weary but very happy
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