After breakfast, we drove to the main quarry where the moai were carved out of the rock. You can see the many moai partially buried in the ground, but notice the HUGE one only partly carved in the center of the photo. Just huge. No way the could have ever moved it.
These were probably abandoned because they fell or broke during transportation. Their bodies have been buried over hundreds of years.
This guy was doomed to watch the trail forever.
There were some sellers there and Claudio selected a moai souvenir for me. It will sit on my entertainment center.
Drove down to Claudio's amazing project, Ahu Tongariki. He spent five years of his life reconstructing this largest and most famous monument.
An extra moai appeared (on the left). I know, it's dorky. But apparently a required photo.
Back at the hotel, I took an afternoon swim in the beautiful salt water pool down at the water.
Dressing for dinner, Richard, our Lindblad guide, wore this great T-shirt. Just read it and look at the picture. Priceless.
Dinner was at the home of Edmundo Edwards. He is even more of an institution in Easter Island archaeology than Claudio if that's possible. He arrived in 1954 and was featured in Jared Diamond's book Collapse. He is an institution in all of the South Pacific and a great story teller. He (right) and Claudio (left) are great friends.
Fun day.
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