Distant Horizons - Photos

Easter Island September 2013

first view of Easter Island

Easter Island is one of the most-remote inhabited islands of the world

our first evening - this site was 10 minutes away by foot from our lovely hostel

paradise found (with very nice temperatures - not too hot not too cold)

Anakena beach

Ahu Nau Nau

Ahu Nau Nau

Tongariki

find the error ;-)

Ahu Akivi - the only Moais facing towards the ocean

Tongariki

sunrise at Tongariki

sunrise at Tongariki

sunrise at Tongariki

Tongariki is the biggest Moai site with 15 statues

napping Moai

Rano Raraku - the birthplace of every Moai

Rano Raraku

Rano Raraku

Rano Raraku

our travel Laptop

on the way to Orongo ancient village and volcano Rano Kau

Volcano Rano Kau

the lake of Rano Kau looks like a map / landscape from above

Orongo ancient village

the way the people used to build their houses

stone carvings

and just like that there was a big turtle in the water :-)

a replica of one of the most famous Moai which was stolen by the British around 1875

another sunset (we went to see the sunset at this place at least 5 times)

a lot of the Moais around the island have fallen over during the decades

afternoon at Tongariki

… and another sunset ;-)

the second sunrise we went to see at Tongariki

the outsider ;-)

Anakena beach

one month of Iceland and 3 months of winter-sun in South America have left it's traces at Verena's hands

size comparison

the eyes of this Moai have been re-painted

an entry to a natural cave...

…and its window to the ocean

strong waves on the Pacific

view along the coastline

Moais under the milky-way