Easter Island is the world's most isolated inhabited island. It is also one of the most mysterious. Easter Island is roughly midway between Chile and Tahiti. The triangular shaped island is made mostly of volcanic rock. Small coral formations exist along the shoreline, but the lack of a coral reef has allowed the sea to cut cliffs around much of the island. The coastline has many lava tubes and volcanic caves. The only sandy beaches are on the northeast coast.
This should be a really interesting trip...tons of hiking, biking, exploring, and even some sun-tanning. Fred and I are flying to Santiago Chile, where we will spend two days, and then we will fly on to Easter Island. More photos to come after our trip....
The picture below is a view of our hotel, Hanga Roa Eco Village...brand new to the island
The Moai are monolithic human figures carved from rock- apparently there are 887 of them on the island
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