Today was a full tour day with visits to six different moai sites.
Rano Raraku, the quarry where the moai were carved from the rock, was by far the most interesting thing I have seen on the island. The other sites paled in comparison to Rano Raraku.
We also visited a site with 15 restored moai. Originally there had been 20, but several were damaged when a tsunami hit in 1960. Only 15 could be pieced back together and restored.
The last stop of the day was Anakena Beach. It is home to the first moai restored in modern history, as well as another platform called Ahu Nau Nau (The Main Royal Platform), which has seven moai on it.
The tour included a 1½-hour stop at the beach for swimming, but with the cool temperatures and rain, we decided to skip it. Instead, we ate supper while looking out over the beach.
On the way back to the hotel, we stopped at a very good pastelería for the third straight day and shared another piece of heavenly cake. At this rate, any weight loss from all the walking we're doing is probably being cancelled out by the cake.
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| ORIGINAL MOAI ON THE ISLAND AND THE SPIRIT OF THE FIRST KING |
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| THERE ARE 2 MOAI IN THE PROCESS OF BEING CARVED IN THIS PHOTO |
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| I LIKED THE HORSE IN THE PHOTO |
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| A FEW MOAI ON THE BEGINNING AND END OF THEIR JOURNEY |
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| A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE MOAI |
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| VOLCANIC CRATER AT THE BIRD MAN CONTEST SITE |
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| MOAI PLATFORM AT THE FIRST MOAI SETTLEMENT |
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| LARGEST RESTORED PLATFORM OF MOAI WAS DESTROYED BY A TSUNAMI |
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| EVY LOOK, MORE MOAI |
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| RAPA NUI GREETING |
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| THIS PLACE MADE THE TRIP TO THE ISLAND WORTH IT |
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| MANY MOAI THAT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THEIR PLANTFORMS |
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