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I got up the usual
time this morning and went for breakfast at 8.30, today I had ham, egg and
cheese with some fruit.
After breakfast I walked into town to go to the bank and change some US
dollars into Chilean pesos and then continued over to the moai’s along the
coast here to take some more photographs of them. On the way back I bumped
into Deb, Cheryl and Laurie who were on their way to the Island Museum. I
continued back into town and to Oceanic car hire.
I rented a 4×4 jeep to drive around the Island for the day to give me the
freedom to go where I want when I want; it was good value only 30,000
pesos ($60) for the whole day.
I then head over to Anakena Beach, as it is still early in the morning
nobody is there yet. I take some photos of the moai there before
continuing to Ahu Te Pito Kura the site of the small magnetic spherical
stone.
After seeing the magnetic stone again I drive over to Papa Vaka, Papa Vaka
is an extensive petroglyph site where large petroglyphs are carved into
the lava. There are all sorts of petroglyphs here including chickens,
canoes, fishhooks, turtles, sharks and octopus. Altogether there are 500
here and you walk around a path to see most of them, there are also some
raised platforms to get a view of the carvings.
I then drove to Ahu Tongariki passing horses, pigs and other animals along
the way. At Ahu Tongariki I take lots of pictures of the Moai and me
pratting about with them.
I then go over to the quarry of Rano Raraku to take more videos and
photographs of them. This time that I am here I get to spend as much time
as I like and spend a couple of hours just walking around looking at each
individual moai compared with being rushed around on a tour. I finish at
the quarry by hiking up to the lake inside the crater.
I finish the day by heading back to Hanga Roa and walking around there
until sunset and meeting the Canadian ladies at Au Bont Du Monde for
dinner. I have local fish in a vanilla sauce and it tasted great, probably
the best meal I have had all holiday.
I walk back to the hotel stopping to buy some water and chocolate along
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