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THE CAPITAL - STANLEY

The Zodiac ride back to the Orion was not as damp or long as the first and we were

back on board in a trice, or so it seemed compared with the ride out. We had a

chance to rest up a little while before lunch. Our next excursion was into Stanley.

Here we just walked down the gangplank to the waiting bus, which would take us to

the Museum or the Visitor Center. We opted for the Museum since it was farther

away and we could walk back into town. There appeared to be a new suburban area

between the harbor and the town center. The official name of this SubAntarctic

British outpost is The Colony of the Falklands. It measures 4700 square miles when all

the islands, islets, skerries, etc. are counted. There are 2805 permanent residents as

well as 200 British military personnel.

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