Blogs from Hanga Roa, Easter Island, Chile, South America - page 5

Day 5- Our first full day on Easter Island greeted us with the sound of cockral's cock-a-doodle doing , nice you're probably thinking, not at half five in the morning it wasn't. Breakfast was served on our little terrace on a tray around half past eight, and consisted of cheese, ham, hot water for a brew, juice and one of the flat scone/breads they seem to serve with everything. We collected things together and decided to pack jumpers and macs as the weather looked changeable, and walked to the tour company round the corner to pick up the tour. It is also windy a lot of the time on the island, adding to the unpredicatable nature of the weather. We had to go and collect the rest of the group from their hotels which meant a ... read more

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We were dropped back in to town where we paid $20 for the crappiest sandwiches and coffee we have ever had in our lives – it was like they had been sitting on a bench in the open all day. The coffee was just as bad. My “cappuccino” was a black coffee with froth on top! That’s right, let’s go to all the trouble of making froth and not put any milk in it! There is a gorgeous ocean rock face right across the road from Chez Jerome that is so spectacular! The caves are accessible by day, however on sunset the tide comes crashing mercilessly in to shore and fills the caves. The water is the most beautiful aqua colour. I could sit here for hours. It is so loud and yet so tranquil. Shane ... read more

We've arrived back in Santiago! Wow...5 days in Easter Island (Rapa Nui) was incredible! From the moment we flew over the Island after travelling 5 hours from Santiago, turned to the left and had a view of the whole island basking in the sun and turquoise waters we've had an amazing time. We were greeted with flower necklaces (to my delight and Tom's dismay) and taken to our B&B on the coast. We sought out the maoi straight away and strolled through the 'town'. This place has laid back to an art...nothing opens before 9am, shuts between 1 and 5 for siesta and gradually rolls into evening if they have guests. The sunset is a daily event and our view on day 1 did not disappoint. We ran over the hills to get their on time ... read more

Hello from Chile! “you must do the thing you think you cannot do” Im not sure who said that or if its a true quote but here i am doing it. Except after my sabbatical I knew i could do it….! That’s quite a yummy feeling. Ive bought a second flat, left the security of my job and flown thousands of kilometers to come back to a continent that grabbed my heart the first time round. 24 hours of travelling, leaving the cold, grey wetness of autumnal London arriving to the hot sunshine of Santiago and 7 months (at least!) of adventure lie ahead! Iberia were as dreadful as I remember and my 3 hr stopover in Madrid airport was all too familiar of previous sojourns in its wooden vaulted architecturally award winning space. 1100 pounds ... read more