Easter Island September 2013
first view of Easter Island
Easter Island is one of the most-remote inhabited islands of the world
our first evening - this site was 10 minutes away by foot from our lovely hostel
paradise found (with very nice temperatures - not too hot not too cold)
Anakena beach
Ahu Nau Nau
Tongariki
find the error ;-)
Ahu Akivi - the only Moais facing towards the ocean
sunrise at Tongariki
Tongariki is the biggest Moai site with 15 statues
napping Moai
Rano Raraku - the birthplace of every Moai
Rano Raraku
our travel Laptop
on the way to Orongo ancient village and volcano Rano Kau
Volcano Rano Kau
the lake of Rano Kau looks like a map / landscape from above
Orongo ancient village
the way the people used to build their houses
stone carvings
and just like that there was a big turtle in the water :-)
a replica of one of the most famous Moai which was stolen by the British around 1875
another sunset (we went to see the sunset at this place at least 5 times)
a lot of the Moais around the island have fallen over during the decades
afternoon at Tongariki
… and another sunset ;-)
the second sunrise we went to see at Tongariki
the outsider ;-)
one month of Iceland and 3 months of winter-sun in South America have left it's traces at Verena's hands
size comparison
the eyes of this Moai have been re-painted
an entry to a natural cave...
…and its window to the ocean
strong waves on the Pacific
view along the coastline
Moais under the milky-way