On Monday I’ll resume descriptions of the hikes and explorations of Easter Island.
Right now, though, I’ll show you a bunch of pictures that don’t go with any particular theme, except that they are all, in my opinion, spectacular.
This picture is looking down into the crater of Rano Kau (on the Orongo hike). The contrasts between the green plants, the blue water, and the white material on the water was just incredible.
We had lunch a few days ago at a restaurant right on the water (right on the approach to the one-and-only runway). This is typically what the shoreline looks around the island (there’s only about 500 feet of beach around the entire island). In this picture the tide is coming in.
This trawler is anchored just off Hanga Roa (the one-and-only village on the island).
When we were on our trip around the island looking at ahus and moais, I had a chance to scramble most of the way down a cliff face (barefoot, of course). Here’s a shot Alan Bruens took of me heading down.
I took this shot halfway down of the shoreline with Rano Kau and Orongo in the distance.
And here’s what the surf was doing right below me.
There are zillion different wildflowers on the island. Here’s one that caught my eye.
At another location I actually climbed out onto the rocks in the water. There I found these two patches of coral.
And here’s a close-up of the purple coral (shot through crystal-clear water, but there’s a bit of lensing going on).
I’ll finish up with what greeted us just after breakfast on Monday.
I’m way backed up with subjects for blog posts—including climbing to the top of the world (or at least the highest spot in over 2,200 miles), a visit to the moai quarry, some airplane excitement, and what life is like living on Rapa Nui.
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