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Sites where moai stood can be found all along Rapa Nui’s coast. While the historical record is mostly blank, it is clear that some sort of catastrophe – either environmental or interpersonal in nature or, Read More …
Tahiti to Florida cruise
The moai at Ahu Akivi are distinct because they face the sea (our guide tells us that they actually faced a village at one time), unlike the usual moai lining the shore and facing inland. Read More …
It looks rough. Despite the crashing waves, a small breakwater creates an equally small harbor at Hanga Piko pier, which is where the ship’s tenders take us. It does not look like a place that Read More …
Green and lovely, Pitcairn Island (settled by Christian Fletcher and some of his fellow mutineers) is one of the most isolated inhabited places in the world. Accessible by small boat in good weather, it is Read More …
We purchase a tour from Mata because Mike (Bassethound, who I “met” prior to the cruise through a series of emails and phone calls) recommends him. But customers are in tight supply today and Mata Read More …
There is no village to speak of near the dock where we landed, but there is a small market area with a few local residents selling colorful wraps, carvings, black pearls, and shell jewelry. Because Read More …
Back on shore there isn’t enough time to go up to Belvedere lookout, so we cast around for what to do and end up hiring a driver to give us a tour of part of Read More …