6:00pmArrive in Washington, DC. Enjoy the over 50-item buffet dinner at Phillips Flagship Restaurant, overlooking the waters of the Potomac River. This virtually endless buffet includes a Steamed Seafood Station with Snow crab clusters, steamed spiced shrimp, mussels, and more. Traditional Seafood Stations with Seafood Newburg, fresh fish and shrimp baked and blackened fish, and more. An Iron Skillet Station with seafood jambalaya and more.The buffet also has a Home Style Cooking Station with fried chicken, pepper steak, seafood Creole, fresh turkey with stuffing, and more.A Pasta and International Station.Soups, Salads, and Appetizer Buffet including clam chowder and Maryland crab soup, a Carving Station with baked ham and chicken, and a Dessert Station that features pies, cakes, brownies, fresh fruit, and more!
7:30pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
8:15pmCheck-in to the Best Western Potomac Mills (or similar). Baggage handling is included.
Day Two, Sunday, September 19, 2010
8:00amEnjoy a continentalbreakfast this morning at our hotel prior to checking out.
9:00amBoard motorcoach and depart.
3:00pmArrive in the OBX (Outer Banks). Meet our guide and visit the Wright Brothers National Memorial.Wind, sand, and the dream of flight brought Wilbur and Orville Wright to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where they achieved the first successful airplane flights on December 17, 1903. With courage and perseverance these self-taught engineers relied on teamwork and the application of scientific process.
On display in the visitor center are: a full-scale reproduction of the 1902 glider, a full-scale reproduction of the 1903 flying machine,an engine block from the original 1903 Flyer, and a reproduction of the Wright's first wind tunnel. Additional exhibits, movies and educational programs are available in the Centennial Pavilion.
Climb Big Kill Devil Hill for a breathtaking view of the area from sound to sea. Atop the Hill, stands the 60 ft. Pylon - the site where Wilbur and Orville conducted their glider experiments.
Stand on the same spot where the brothers made their first flights. A large granite boulder marks the spot where the first plane left the ground.
5:00pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
Drive by Jockey’s Ridge State Park. See the largest sand dunes on the East Coast.You may catch a glimpse of some daring hang gliders along the way.
Drive by Oregon Inlet, the Old Coast Guard Station and BodieIsland Lighthouse.
6:30pmEnjoy dinner this evening at Kelly’s Restaurant and Pub. Guide drops after seating group.
8:00pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
8:45pmCheck-in to the Hampton Inn Corolla.
Day Three, Monday, September 20, 2010
At your leisureEnjoy a deluxe hot continental breakfast at our hotel this morning.
Enjoy free time today at the beach. Get the sand between your toes, the warm breeze blowing in your hair, and go for a swim in the Atlantic Ocean!
Boxed lunches will be available at your leisure today.
1:00pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
1:30pmArrive in Currituck, NC.
Visit The Currituck Beach Lighthouse at Corolla, the only light in North Carolina that is still housed in its original structure. The tower is 163 feet tall. First put into service on December 1, 1875, it still serves as an aid to navigation. Each of the many lighthouses in the region received distinctive painted exteriors to aid identification --except the light at Corolla. It was distinguished by being left unpainted, allowing the visitors to view nearly one million bricks!
Tour the Whalehead Club, a beautiful beach mansion with a copper roof, yellow exterior, and five stately chimneys. The magnificent display of Tiffany lighting fixtures, fine furnishing and elevator was something very unusual for the Outer Banks residents when built. Sold and once badly deteriorated, today the Whalehead Club an ongoing process in restoration to its former grandeur.
Visit the CurrituckWildlifeCenter. The OuterBanksCenter for Wildlife Education increases the public's knowledge of Currituck's wildlife and habitats. The center provides programs through which the general public and educators can learn about wildlife, natural history and outdoor skills.
4:00pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
4:30pmReturn to the hotel. Enjoy free time at the beach, rest and refresh.
6:00pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
6:30pmEnjoy dinner this evening at a local favorite (Restaurant TBA)
8:00pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
8:30pmReturn to the hotel to retire for the evening.
Day Four, Tuesday, September 21, 2010
7:00amEnjoy a deluxe hot continental breakfast at our hotel this morning.
8:00amBoard motorcoach and depart.
9:30amArrive on Roanoke Island. (Today’s tour is unguided – guide can be added for additional cost)
Stroll through the ElizabethanGardens. The gardens are reached by the park road into FortRaleigh, and are a memorial to the first English colonists in America. This re-created, 16th-century formal English garden has antique statuary, period furniture and rose and herb beds in addition to indigenous flowers, shrubs and trees.
Visit FortRaleigh on Roanoke Island.A visitor’s center, interpretive programs and nature trail are open to the public. Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World, along with her family and other colonists disappeared in this area, their whereabouts never discovered. They had left behind the comfortable limits and familiar rhythms of European civilization for a boundless and unpredictable world in which vigilance, courage, and endurance were needed just to survive.
NoonBoard motorcoach and depart.
12:30pmGroup can divide and enjoy lunch on your own.Places to choose from can be the Green Dolphin Pub, The Full Moon Café, Poor Richard’s Sandwich Shop, The Magnolia Grill, Clara’s Grill, The Half Moon Junction, and the Coffee Shop.
After lunch free time to walk along the waterfront or explore and browse the shops in Manteo. Manteo is a beautiful town located by the sound on Roanoke Island.You will find many craft, antique, up-scale specialty shops and unique boutiques located in the nooks and crannies of this charming town.
You may choose to visit on your own the Manteo Light and stroll along the waterfront boardwalk of GeorgeWashingtonCreefMemorial Park.
1:30pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
2:00pmRoanoke Island Festival Park blends history, education, and the arts in a lively celebration of Roanoke Island as the Birthplace of English America. Explore the island's unique role in history from the time before England's first attempt to colonize North America in the late 16th century to the early 20th century.
5:00pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
5:30pmEnjoy dinner this evening at The Dune’s Restaurant in Nags Head.
7:00pmBoard motorcoach and depart.
7:45pmReturn to the hotel for the night.
Day Five, Wednesday, September 22, 2010
8:30amEnjoy a deluxe hot continental breakfast this morning at our hotel prior to checking out. Baggage handling is included.
Enjoy free time this morning at the beach.
9:30amBoard motorcoach and depart the OBX.
Enjoy lunch on your own today en route.
Cross The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel designated "One of Seven Engineering Wonders of the Modern World" in 1965. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is a four-lane 20-mile-long vehicular toll crossing of the lower Chesapeake Bay. There are manmade islands, each approximately 10 acres in size, located at each end of the two tunnels. There are also high-level bridges over two other navigation channels: North ChannelBridge and FishermanInletBridge.
Stop for a photo opportunity at the manmade island overlook/rest area. Looking east is the Atlantic; looking west is the Chesapeake.
6:30pmArrive in Baltimore, MD.Check-in to the Sheraton Hotel (or similar).
7:00pmEnjoy a buffet dinner this evening at the hotel.
Day Six, Thursday, September 23, 2010
7:30amEnjoy a full breakfast this morning at our hotel prior to checking out. Baggage handling is included.
8:30amBoard motorcoach and depart.
9:00amVisit the National Aquarium.This marvel of lighting, glass, sheer volume of water and sea life was the nation’s first public aquarium.It houses rare sea turtles, alligators, sharks, a myriad of colorful and frightening fish and a touch tank with hermit crabs and sea urchins. An Aquarium Representative will greet your group at the Group Arrivals area.The Aquarium features over 9,000 creatures, representing 600 different species of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, in naturalistic habitats.Don’t miss the exciting Dolphin Show: “Coastal Connections: Dolphins at Our Shore”, (time TBA) as the opening video makes clear, its goal is the understanding that dolphins are indeed our neighbors Its purpose is much larger than mere entertainment. The more people understand about these winsome marine neighbors, the more they'll appreciate the importance of ocean conservation.
Enjoy lunch on your own prior to departing the InnerHarbor.
12:30pmBoard motorcoach and depart for home.
Comfort stops en route.
$996.00 per person double occ.
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