Our last day on Easter Island (Rapa Nui) was very relaxed. We went back to Ahu Tahai to take some last pictures of the moai in the morning light before making our way past the cemetary to the boat docking area. We stopped for a leisurely coffee and ice cream overlooking the water and then watched the sea turtles and puffer fish. As we walked we came across the …
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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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 …