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Day 1
Wednesday,
November 19, 2003
Depart USA
Day 2
Thur,
Nov. 20
LAS PALMAS, GRAN
CANARIA, CANARY ISLANDS (SPAIN)
Arrive in Las Palmas and transfer to Hotel
Maspalomas Oasis for the night. Enjoy a welcome reception with
fellow travelers.
Day 3 Fri,
Nov. 21
LAS PALMAS | EMBARKATION
Explore Las Palmas, including the Caldera de
Taburiente, one of the world’s largest craters, |
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and several of the
island’s charming villages. Transfer to the port in the afternoon to
embark
Orion and set sail. |
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Day 4 and 5 Sat, Nov. 22 & Sun, Nov.
23
AT SEA
Spend two days at sea attending lectures and enjoying the
amenities of the ship. |
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Day 6 Mon, Nov. 24
SAO VICENTE, CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
Call at Sao Vicente in the Cape Verde Islands, an archipelago
of 14 arid, volcanic islands 400 miles off the coast of West Africa.
Discovered in 1460 by Portuguese explorers, this tiny nation is
populated by descendants of African and European settlers who have
developed their own distinctive artistic traditions. Spend the day
enjoying the island’s striking mountain scenery and relaxing on its
beautiful beaches. |
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Day 7 to Day 10
Tue, Nov. 25 to Fri, Nov. 28
AT SEA
Attend lectures and relax aboard ship as Orion sets a
southwesterly course through the Atlantic. |
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Day 11 Sat, Nov. 29
ASCENSION (U.K.)
Orion calls at Ascension, a British overseas territory.
Discovered by the Portuguese in
1501, the island is renowned for its green sea turtles. It is also the
most important breeding
place for seabirds in the tropical Atlantic such as sooty terns,
boobies, the rare Ascension frigate bird, Boatswain birds, petrels, and
noddies. NASA astronauts learned to drive the Lunar Rover on
Ascension's moon-like terrain. |
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Day 12 and 13
Sun, Nov 30 and Mon, Dec 1
AT SEA
As Orion sails southward
to St. Helena, watch for seabirds and marine life off the ship's decks. |
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Revised: October 25, 2005.
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