Part five, what we found near the hotel

That little artificial Harbor, Hanga Piko, was a short walk along the water from our hotel. We went down there after lunch, and guess what we found?



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NOT Easter Island related

Remember a few months ago when y'all asked me what "weather porn" is?

Here's some.

(It's Safe For Work, silly.)

Meme while I'm away from my pictures

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Creepy meme wants to date your friends

( Don't worry, when I get home I'll upload more pictures of Easter Island and you won't have to read stuff like this (from me, at least). )

Part 6, Easter Island Timeline; also: our tour begins!

This is taken pretty much directly and entirely from The Complete Guide to Easter Island by Shawn McLaughlin, with some information picked up from my tour guide Dale Simpson, and a bit of stuff from Jared Diamond’s Collapse. If you want to know about Easter Island, buy the McLaughlin book from The Easter Island Foundation. If you plan to go there, definitely buy the Mc Laughlin book--and try to get Dale to be your guide too.

Easter Island Timeline
( I edited it down, but it's still pretty long! )

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