Created on: Sunday 10 December 2006
Number of images: 131
Created on: Sunday 10 December 2006
Day 1: Ginny and Simon at Chez Cecelia
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Day 1: Rikki just north of Hanga Roa
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 Just north of Hanga Roa |
Group of five just north of Hanga Roa
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Moai just north of Hanga Roa near man-made tidal-pool
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Hanga Roa Moai
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Hanga Roa w/Simon and Ginny
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Group of 5 at Hanga Roa
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Looking north at Hanga Roa
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Hanga Roa cemetary
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Hanga Roa Caleta (Fishing Village)
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Lunch on Day 1
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Lunch on Day 1 (Pisco Sours)
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Simon relaxing after lunch
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Day 1 easy hike towards town (Hanga Roa)
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Simon and Chris
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Chris in front of the runway (the shuttle's emergency runway)
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Chez Cecelia Cabana
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Chez Cecelia Cabana
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Chez Cecelia Cabana
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Chez Cecelia Cabana
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Day 2: Hanga Roa Moai
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Walking south along the coast past Hanga Roa
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Caves on coast just south of Hanga Roa
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Simon pointing at petroglyphs in cave
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Rikki climbing up from cave
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Simon preparing to dive (he didn't)
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Chris and Rikki (camera facing south towards Volcano
Rana Kao)
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Taking a break while climbing Volcano Rana Kao
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The top of the volcano looking south
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Simon standing at the edge of the volcano
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View looking south of volcano
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From the Birdman's platform (islands Moto Nui, Moto Iti, and
Moto Kau Kau-closest)
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Ancient houses in Orongo
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Ditto
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Small entrance into Orongo house
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Rikki at the Birdman's Cult lookout
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Chris at the Birdman's Cult lookout
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Simon, Ginny, Rikki and Chris
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Forest cypress(?) on the way back down to Hanga Roa (Day 2)
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Looking down the cliff on the North side of the island
walking back to Hanga Roa
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Looking back (south) towards the Birdman's islands
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The forest
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The forest (man made)
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The fish we bought (kana kana) and made for dinner (Day 2)
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Day 3: Towards Rada Benepu (south). First Moai we saw on
this side.
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Ahu near Rada Benepu
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The Suzuki we rented
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Moving north on the south-side of the island
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Simon and a Moai (or a Moai and Simon)
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Ahi Vaihu (near Punta Baja)
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A nice red hat (Pukao) at Ahi Vaihu
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Ahu Vaihu
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Burial/Ceremony site at Ahu Vaihu
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Probably at Ahu Oroi
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Maybe at Ahu Ono Makihi (near Punta Cuidado)
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Moai
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Chris with Moai (moving towards Volcano Rana Raraku)
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Moai
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Moai
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Moai
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The quarry at Rana Raraku
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The quarry
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The quarry
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The quarry
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The quarry
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The quarry
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Largest Moai (unfinished)
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The quarry
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The quarry
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The volcano at Rana Raraku (the quarry)
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Simon and Moai at the quarry
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The quarry
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The quarry
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The quarry
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The quarry
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The quarry
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The quarry
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Ahu Tongariki
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Odd-ball Moai
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Ahu Tongariki with Rikki (just north of the quarry)
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Ahu Tongariki
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Thre Moai at Tongariki
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Ahu Tongariki
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Ahu Tongariki and Chris
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A Moai at Ahu Tongariki
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Looking back (south) towards Volcano Rana Raraku (the quarry).
Day 3
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Puna Pao near Cerro Tuutapu (the red-hat quarry). Day 4
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The red-hat quarry
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Back at Ahu Tongariki and the Petroglyphs. This is the
Birdman
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A tuna fish petroglyph
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Day 4 back at Tongariki on Day 4
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The beach at Anakena on the north side of the island
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Rikki (camera is looking at Punta Rosalia from Anakena)
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The quiet Ovahe beach just east of Rosalia)
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Ditto
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Looking towards Ovahe beach
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A mateveri with a banana tree near Bahia La Perousse
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A "tower" near Bahia La Perousse
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A crematorium near Bahia La Perousse
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Ahu Te Pito Kura (the largest Moai outside the quarry)
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Moai at Te Pito Kura
Bahia La Perousse |
ditto
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The Moai's hat and Rikki and Chris
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Just east of Te Pito Kura
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Anekena Ahu and Moai
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Chris swimming at Anekena
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The Moai at Anekena
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A lone Moai at Anekena
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Simon and Ginny w/frisbee at Akenena
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Anekena
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Anekena Moai and Simon and Ginny
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Moai at Anekena
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Day 4: Sunset at Hanga Roa Moai
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Simon, Ginny, Rikki and Chris at Hanga Roa
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Moai at Hanga Roa with fishing boat in background
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Storm behind Moai at Hanga Roa
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Day 5: Rainbow at the Cabana
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Ginny and Chris on horseback while riding towards Cerro
Teravaka (the highest point).
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Chris and Rikki at Cerro Teravaka
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Pete our guide
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Rikki on horse after riding from Hanga Roa to Anekena
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Day 5: Anekena
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Rikki on the beach at Anekena
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Moai a bit further north of Hanga Roa
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Rikki and the clouds at sunset
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Moai just south of Caleta Hanga Roa at night
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Airport and our plane
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Commerates the runway extension for the space shuttle
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Close up (NASA)
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Moai and Simon (or SImon and Moai)
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