Coast Road Easter Island, Playa Pea restaurant
A replica Moai, still cool
Andy checking out the Pacific Ocean
Surfers and a lone boat
A Moai by the dive center
Andy hanging with the Moai, they way over 20 tons
Moai on the water
Wild horses abound on Easter Island, it was a bit surprising at first but we got used to it.
Hanga Roa Otai
Hanga Roa O Tai
Hanga Roa Church
Hanga Roa Church, look closely at the version of Christ on the Cross
very cool carvings in the church
more cool carvings, 98% of the population is Catholic. The missionaries came to Easter Island in the late 1600's
The Church of Hanga Roa...the only town on Easter Island
Hanga Roa town park
Hanga Roa town park, we met Roberto at the airport the day we left, his girlfriends uncle lives in Leominster, MA. Not a big deal except that is where Andy grew up. It is a very small world we live in.
Ahu Akivi, restored Moai by William Malloy in 1960. The faces really are all different.
Ahu Akivi, The Rapa Nui people helped Malloy reconstruct and stand these Moai's they weigh in at between 7-70 tons each.
You can see the sockets for there eyes where the coral was. The sockets didn't get carved until after the Moai were on the platforms
Ahu Akivi, all of these were toppled during the civil wars on Rapa Nui
Ahu Akivi
Andy at Ahu Akivi, look how big they are compared to Andy
Andy and Lori at Akivi
Back view of Ahu Akivi, check out the wild horses
Banana Caves
Andy in the Banana Caves, women and children were hidden in these caves to avoid be kidnapped and sold into slavery in Peru.
Andy in the caves
Vegetation outside the caves
The caves
Andy at a window in the Banana cave
Bananas growing at the caves
The Caves
Petroglyphs at the cave
Larry enjoying the caves
Just a beautiful day on Easter Island
The Quarry where the top knots for the Moai were carved
Puna Pau
beautiful views
Puna Pau trail
Puna Pau trail views
Easter Island
Hanga Roa sign
Top Knots
Hanga Roa
Check out all these Top Knots, the rock is Scoria and it is very red, especially compared tot he Moai. Andy can't wait to see them up close...Larry is quite excited as well.
These top Knots are huge
remember these are just hats for the Moai
This is a very cool tree!
I couldn't decide which was better so I kept them both
Vinapu
this area looks quite Incan, Rapa Nui left the Island and headed to South America, they learned from the Incans and came back “home”.
Very Incan like
There are so many things we can't get too close to, but this wall we could.
Vinapu, check out the toppled Moai and Top Knots
Top Knot, it's numbered-an anthropologist numbered all the Moai and Top Knots
The back of toppled Moai
Toppled Moai, check out the whole scene-This Island is beautiful
Andy pointing at a top knot
The gas tanks for the Island-they have to be somewhere
Top Knots rolled away from the toppled Moai
Tahai at Sunset with wild horses all around. The five Moai Ahu Vai Uri, the single Moai Ahu Tahai and the single Moai with a top knot and eyes Ahu Ko Te Riku
Sunset at Tahia
Ahu Ko Te Riko
Sunset at Tahai Ahu Vai Uri
Andy and Lori at Tahai
head and shoulders above the rest
A very beautiful sunset
I love the shadows from the Moai
The rugged coastline is beautiful
Again check out all those shadows, the sunset was beautiful
Sunset, horses and Moai, Easter Island at it's best
Andy enjoying the sunset
Many people are enjoying the sunset
I love the lens flair
Ahu Ko Te Riko (Tahai) sunset
I love the splashing on the lava rocks
Sunset at Tahai
Look at those clouds, just the slightest hues of pink
Tahai sunset
Sunset
I just liked this shot of the clouds with the pink sky
The Rugged Coast line at Tahai
The Coast Line, check out the jagged rocks, beautiful
The Jagged Coastline, at Tahai
The Lone Boat off Easter Island
Tahai
Toppled Moai, always with faces down
Top Knots that have rolled away fromt he toppled Moai
Topple Moai and top knots
The Ceremonial circle
Toppled Moai
This Moai cracked when it was toppled
Look how big these Moai really are-they are enormous
Scoria-this rock formation is very cool, this is what the Top Knots are carved from
Fallen Moai along the road
Andy with the toppled Moai
Andy with a fallen Moai, it never reached it's platform
That's one big fallen Moai-all that work and it didn't make it
help I've fallen and no one can get me up!
Just another beautiful view on Easter Island
The bottom of the Moai is wider than Andy's arm span
Another beautiful day on Easter Island
that's just beautiful
The Quarry where the Moai were carved, look closely you can see Moai along the mountainside
See them all?
The Quarry Rano Raraku
Rano Rarako
This is very impressive, they seem to be coming out of the earth
This was my favorite place on the island, I wanted to examine each Moai-I felt they all had a story to tell
Ahu Tongariki, 15 Moai restored and erected by the Japanese Government
Heads above the rest
Moai, there Torso's are buried, these are still huge
It was Surreal
Can you see the Moai still in the rock, it is 30 meters in length.
Look how different there faces are?
Humans are just a blur compared to the Moai, these statues are over 300 years old.
I don't want to fall on my face! Help me out
Rano Raraku
This quarry is very cool
Andy making sure he doesn't fall on his face, man and Moai working together
Andy and Lori between Moai
A Moai carved in the quarry
Terengui and Kitty checking out Moai
There are 2 Moai laying here, do you see them?
Kitty and the Moai
Look how huge that one in the back is?
Andy with Balast? the rock/tool used to carve the Moai
Petroglyphs
It's not just the Moai, it's the views of the ocean all around as well
Look at the size of this Moai, do you see him?
The view from the Quarry, you can see the fallen Moai along the road
That is a head, do you see the eyes and nose?
Moai in the ground, still attached to the rock of the quarry
There are two Moai here, can you see them? Look hard.
Here are more Moai, it's so cool!
Unbelievable that these are over 300 years old
Multiple Moai
The Crater at the Quarry-the only fresh water on the Island back in the day.
Moai, Moai everywhere
Zoom in on this picture there are tons of Moai in this shot
The crater, horses and vegetation all around
This location is truly amazing
even more Moai, he's just chillin' out
Moai at the Quarry
A beautiful flower
More Moai, I just don't have the heart to delete these pictures
Moai
Ahu tongariki
restoration, some don't even have faces
Ahu Tongariki
I love how different there faces are, of course the one missing his face is very different
Look at his fingers, isn't that cool.
Andy, Lori and Larry at Tongariki
Another view of Ahu Tongariki
Tongariki
Ahu Te Pito Kura
A toppled Moai with his Top Knot
At the Belly Button of the World, Kitty, Andy, Lori and ?
The Colors of the Pacific are beautiful here, look how clear the water is?
Ahu Nau Nau, Akena
See the concrete for the restoration, look at the petroglyphs
This Moai is very different looking from the others, a much shorter face
Ahu Nau Nau at Akena, the only beach on Easter Island
Anakena Beach, Coral sand beach with locals playing
Crater filled with Fresh water, over 50 feet deep
Vegetation growing toward the water, lemon trees, avocado, grapes and others that I can't remember
Andy and Lori
Our first rain on the Island, it only lasted about 30 minutes
The birdman competition was here
These stone homes (53) were for the people to live in during the 4+ week competition
There are lots of Petroglyphs here
Andy being Moai like
Andy is missing his top knot
Andy and Ahu Ko Te Riko
Andy Larry and Terengui
Terengui going “sick” with Larry
Horses hanging around the airport
The airport on Easter Island
the Airport-we are leaving the Island and are very sad to say goodbye.
