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Paul Dudley | profile | all galleries >> 22 Overseas Trips >> Easter Island 2012 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map

Paris 1992 | Bali 1998 | South Island of NZ 2000 | Bali 2002 | China 2003 | Vietnam 2007 | North Island of NZ 2009 | Fiji 2009 | Argentina & Chile 2011-2012 | Antarctica 2012 | South Georgia 2012 | Easter Island 2012 | USA 2013 | Ireland 2014 | Scotland 2014 | France 2014 | Africa 2015 | Sri Lanka 2015 | Kerala 2015 | Mainland Ecuador 2016 | Galapagos Islands 2016 | Cuba 2016

Easter Island 2012

We had two full days on Easter Island after the afternoon of our arrival and a couple of hours on the morning of our departure day. That's about the right amount of time for a pair of oldies to spend on the island. We had a conducted tour in a minibus one day, driven by a lovely local guide and in the company of an American couple, and then we hired a car to fill in the gaps left by the tour. Warning: There is a 40 Km/hr speed limit, but apart from on the main road, you couldn't go that fast anyway: rocks, ruts, potholes, and wandering horses.
Local fish?
Local fish?		 Ahu Vaihu
Ahu Vaihu		 Guarding the fallen moai
Guarding the fallen moai		 Vaihu
Vaihu
At the foot of Ahu Vaihu
At the foot of Ahu Vaihu		 On the wall of an ahu
On the wall of an ahu		 Petroglyphs on a hat
Petroglyphs on a "hat"		 Frances and Ellen
Frances and Ellen
House foundations
House foundations		 Our guide on a one-day tour
Our guide on a one-day tour		 Fallen moai
Fallen moai		 Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs
Fallen moai
Fallen moai		 Fallen moai face up, and our guide
Fallen moai face up, and our guide		 .... a shattered visage lies .....
".... a shattered visage lies ....."		 Remains of a Rapa Nui building
Remains of a Rapa Nui building
Solitary moai, quarry site in the background
Solitary moai, quarry site in the background		 Tongariki – 1
Tongariki – 1		 Rano Raraku - where they all came from
Rano Raraku - where they all came from		 Shorty
"Shorty"
Tongariki – 2
Tongariki – 2		 Tongariki – 3
Tongariki – 3		 Tongariki – 4
Tongariki – 4		 Moai near the quarry
Moai near the quarry
Moai near the quarry
Moai near the quarry		 Moai near the quarry
Moai near the quarry		 Moai near the quarry
Moai near the quarry		 Moai near the quarry
Moai near the quarry
Distant view of Tongariki
Distant view of Tongariki		 Moai near the quarry
Moai near the quarry		 A Special Stone
A Special Stone		 Unidentified flower
Unidentified flower
Crater of Volcano Raro Kau
Crater of Volcano Raro Kau		 A busload of tourists
A busload of tourists		 Broken wall of Raro Kau
Broken wall of Raro Kau		 Island where the sooty tern's egg was sought
Island where the sooty tern's egg was sought
Orongo
Orongo		 Restored beehive houses
Restored "beehive houses"		 Restored beehive houses
Restored "beehive houses" 		Where the crater meets the sea
Where the crater meets the sea
Petroglyphs
Petroglyphs		 Moyo Nui, Motu Iti, Motu Kai Kai
Moyo Nui, Motu Iti, Motu Kai Kai		 Floor of the Raro Kau crater
Floor of the Raro Kau crater		 Eucalypts!
Eucalypts!
Broken moai
Broken moai		 Anakena
Anakena		 Hanga Roa Cemetery – 1
Hanga Roa Cemetery – 1		 Hanga Roa Cemetery – 2
Hanga Roa Cemetery – 2
Tahai
Tahai		 Boat- shaped house foundation
"Boat"- shaped house foundation		 Models of the boats that brought the first settlers
Models of the boats that brought the first settlers		 Models of the boats that brought the first settlers
Models of the boats that brought the first settlers

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