We started off the tour with a large Moai. I got a picture of it with the ship in the background (pic 1). We also saw some heavily weathered Moai on a platform. The majority of the Moai face in toward the island. All the standing ones have been reconstructed as it is thought they were all pulled down in civil wars. At one point the island was over populated. However, right now it is a stunning island. The only way to own land, however, is to be a native.
After stopping at the tour office, we continued on to a stop with 15 Moai all in a row on a platform. They were enormous. I included a picture of them with me standing in front of them (pic 2). I hope I show up in the photo as I am very small in comparison to them. You cannot go on the platform to have your picture taken so even though they are dwarfing me I am still somewhat in the foreground so they are even bigger than they appear in the photo. I have also included a picture of a turtle carved in lava rock that was located near these Moai.
2 comments:
I love your photos of Easter Island...it is with great interest that I read your blog because I want more than anything to go on a World Cruise and feel Princess is the way to go. If you had to decide which Line to choose and money was not part of the decision, which WC would you choose?
Hi, Sorry to be so late with a reply. I think I would choose Holland America. The reason is that I think the small Princess ship really took away from my enjoyment of the cruise. Holland America does one with a ship that is slightly larger and has a bit more in terms of amenities. I think the Cunard ships are nice but they are so big that they don't have as many ports (can't get into some of the smaller ones) or have to port very far away from some of the destinations.
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