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 …
We had read that the Sunday morning Catholic church service was a unique experience, so we decided to go. The priest wore a gorgeous feather head piece with his robes. His assistants wore flower leais around their heads, even the nun wore a floral wreath around her headpiece as did many of the parishioners. A lot of the ladies wore flowers in their hair. During a quiet part of …
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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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