We arrived in Easter Island today!! This island is in the middle of nowhere!! It is still part of Chile! We are way out in the South Pacific!! As we exited the airport, we were greeted with these beautiful flowers!! It reminds me of a rustic Hawaii. My friend John thinks it is more like Guam.Everywhere you look, there are beautiful flowers. The bird of paradise has always been one of my favorite flowers!!I was captivated by the gorgeous hibiscus flowers!! I do not remember ever seeing such a vibrant pink hibiscus.This Moai is one of the main reasons people visit Easter Island!! This Moai is the only statue on the island that still has eyes. These guys are massive!! They were carved in another section of Easter Island and then moved to the coast of the island.This Moai is near the Moai with eyes, but this guy has lost some of his features as the statue has degraded over time.Everywhere you walk around this Moai’s eyes follow you!!These Moai are not in as great of shape as the Moai with eyes. The pedestal where the Moai sit are called an Ahu.This view shows how close the Moai sit to the Pacific Ocean!This very large red hibiscus really captured my attention. It is on the road, right next to our hotel!! Absolutely stunning!!
Fiesta on Wheels 