Hotel & Turismo Chez Joseph Rapa Nui
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Day 66 - Maori and Moai
... Our guide translated for us and explained that the headman was welcoming everyone to partake in the feast that was being prepared. It was the same idea as the dinner we had been to the previous night with the pit dug into the ground covered with palm leaves. The guys started uncovering the cooked food and then a platter was prepared and presented to the Maori who all shared the platter with the Rapa Nui. It was very touching seeing them all stand together ...
Day 64 - Off to Rapa Nui
... from the sea and steamed. Perfect. During the meal we were entertained with some fun traditional expressions and music. We were served a red and white wine during the meal and a banana bread for dessert. Then it was time for the show. Wow! It was a feast of rhythm, glistening bodies, feathers and beads. Like other Polynesian islands the dancing included a lot of hip shaking with grass skirts and of course the guys did very fierce numbers with fantastic ...
Big heads
... at the only beach on the lava rock island and went for a short swim and continued on our way. So if you remember yesterday I said that the people of Easter Island were very nice? Well we had proof of it today. As we began the second leg of our day trip, Andrew checked the gas tank and noticed that we were almost out. Ao we headed back towards town. We didn't get very far before we ran out of fumes. ...
Time to Say : "Adios, Rapa Nui"
... traegt wesentlich zu ihrer Faszination bei. (Nach Pitcairn Island: 2062 km • Nach Chile: 3488 km • Nach Tahiti: 4100 km) Und natuerlich der einzigartige Stil der massiven Moai Statuen, zusammen mit dem Raetsel was wohl wirklich hier passiert ist. Aber jetzt ist es Zeit Goodbye zu sagen. Und der Nachmittagsflieger bringt mich zurrueck nach Santiago, um alte Freunde wiederzusehen ...
(Hitch)hiking the coastline
... similar to the famous palms of Chile, the seeds of which must have floated to the island. Archaeology evidence as well as DNA studies show that the original migrants were Polynesian, and they navigated the western Pacific to colonize the island.
Arriving by sea-faring canoe as early as 450 years AD, these intrepid voyagers, in all probability, arrived from the Marquesas Islands, via Mangareva, a navigational and physical feat described within living memory. The seas ...
Amenities
- Room service
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services
- Free parking
- Pets allowed