Easter island
Easter Island belongs to Chile and it is located 3600 km west from the mainland, being one of the world’s most isolated inhabited islands.
We had done lots of research regarding the accommodation via internet, as most of it is very expensive on this touristic island. Considered a bed-and-breakfast, home kind of option, but as we could not reach them by phone, chose the most affordable hotel option with a highly recommended restaurant.
Got a paradise island feeling at the airport where along the tropical weather we were welcomed by the hotel with a flower lei. The hotel was very nice and the food delicious, we ate there every evening. Food on the island seems healthy, plenty of fish with salad and vegetables. The only thing that disturbed the paradise feeling were the HUGE cockroaches that ran everywhere in the garden path after dark, and few even in the room, so Netta didn’t sleep so tight.. Poor Chris had to chase one creature for an hour the first night with a tiny flash light as there was a power cut.
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The famous moai-statues stand in many different locations guarding Easter Island.
The statues are impressive, and bigger than we had imagined from pictures.
Most of them are approximately 10 meters high. The tallest one is 22 meters.
Really liked them a lot, definitely worth seeing.
The road around the island is 60 kilometers long, so it is possible to explore all of it in just one day. Few days is really enough to see all the sights.
We rented a car the first day and spent plenty of time visiting the statues. We found this better way than taking a guided tour, as we got to stay as long as we wanted and got pictures with no people in front. It is possible to get a private guide of course if you want to pay more. But we didn’t find a need for one.
At the end of the first day we took our first dip in the Pacific ocean in one of the two beaches of the island. The water was warm and the waves cool.
Photos 1st day
The second day we rented bikes and went up a volcano and drove around the part of the island we didn’t do the first day. Last evening we wanted to see a sun set by the beach. The sun set was not nice because of the clouds in front, but instead we saw something really cool. Huge sea turtles came to the shore pushed by the waves. Their shields look like pieces of art.
Photos 2nd day
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Last night we dined with a nice american couple we met at the volcano.
We also met an interesting american archeologist who has done lots of research on Easter Island civilization.