Today was a pretty relaxed day. We drove through the centre of the island to Puna Pau Quarry…this is where they quarried the reddish rock for the moai’s topknots. There was a great view of the only town on Easter island (Hanga Roa). About 5000 people live there. Personally, I feel there are more horses, cows and chickens wandering around this island than people. Our next stop was Ahu …
We were blessed with another sunny day. We were off in the jeep to check out more moai sites. Once again we passed many horses and cows roaming around free, we also saw a dead horse lying in a field. We drove straight to Rano Raraku, a volcanic crater and the quarry where 95% of the moai on the island were ‘born’… carved out of the sides of the …
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Another gorgeous, sunny day in Rapa Nui (Easter Island)…and thank goodness because there is not a lot to do here if it is raining. We went to the bakery to pick up our rental car and some food for lunch. They had the fattest beagle that I have ever seen…it was like a beach ball. Renting a car on the island is rather different than usual. None of the …
The day dawned bright and sunny. I was awake early because some psychotic rooster started crowing long before dawn and kept going. We made our way down to the waterfront, passing a primary school with a very large and interesting choice of sculpture outfront. At the waterfront we saw a large sea turtle, schools of fish and a lone puffer fish. We passed a large cemetary that was uniquely …