Blogs from Easter Island, Chile, South America - page 7

Day 8 - Morning came to another fine chorus of chickens a doole-dooing. Disappointingly our cunning plan to eat as much chicken for breakfast, dinner and tea had not turned out to be as cunning a plan as one of Baldrick's. This was our last morning and Russ had remembered reading something about getting your passport stamped at the post office. So in a quick bid to do a last minute shop and to see if there was any substance behind Russ's claim we packed up our bags before heading off into town. We located the post office and proffered our passports at the girl behind the counter. She showed us a picture of four different stamps, explaining that the plainest of the four was free, and that if we wanted any of the others, it ... read more

Day 6 - Easter Island by bike When we woke up to the chicken chorus it was nice to see they'd given us a lie in until around 7.00. The sun was shining and it promised to be a nice day. Over breakfast we formulated our plan for the day before donning our cycling gear and setting off. Whilst there were no helmets provided, they did give us a spare inner tube, pump and tyre lever for emergency repairs. We firstly headed down towards the seafront, and to see Hanga Roa Otai and further along the coast to Tahai where there is a good example of a boat shaped house and the Moai has eyes (the only one on the island). These are not the original eyes but it does give you a good idea what ... read more

Day 4 - Easter Island (Isla de Pascua/Rapa Nui) Our day started early, with the alarm going at 6.30am, which as we only got in after midnight from eating the night before seemed very early. We had a quick breakfast, and packed the rest of the bags. Luckily, the hotel said we could leave some of our luggage with them, so we jetisoned our big jackets, thermals and boots, so we could make some room for purchases! On our way to the airport, we saw someone using a bit of enterprenerial spirit - someone at a junction on a 6ft tall unicycle juggling for tips. At the airport, our guide showed us to the queue we needed, and we checked in. There did not seem to be any limit on the number of bags to be ... read more

Its Groundhog Day!!! We left Auckland at 14.00 Thursday, crossed the dateline, arrived in Papeete for our change over flight to Easter Island and arrived in Easter Island at 8.30am Thursday morning. Gained an entire day and a half! From here on too, if Shane has anything to add (or put a different spin on) he will! Our host, Jerome, met us at the airport and took us back to his B & B where we met a French couple, Sabine and Jean Luc, and we immediately took off on a half day tour. Our bus gingerly made its way up and down the corrugated roads toward the peak of the Rano Kau volcano – its crater lake is a cauldron of reeds. This is where the bird cult rituals were performed. Competitors raced to retrieve ... read more

Easter Island - a quiet and mystic island with beautiful landscape! I drove our jeep around and we did some horse riding. : )... read more