From 1100-1500 AD, the Rapa Nui culture created six hundred of these giant Moai, reaching 70 feet and weighing as much 130 tons. The island went into serious decline when it was completely deforested as Jared Diamond suggested in his book, Collapse. Today, this is a stunning, unique and beautiful place - a place where I would return.
Easter Island is part of Chile and is the most remotely inhabited island on earth. It's over 2,000 miles from the nearest human in South America. It’s a five hour flight from Tahiti or Santiago, Chile. The best time to go is during South American summer from December to March.
The island was formed by lava from three volcanoes, and the rock is relatively easy to carve. There are over one hundred Moai that were never completed and lay in place in the quarry waiting...
In ancient times, warring neighbors would raft to the island and knock down their enemies Moai.
Besides the Moai, favorite memories were the sixty pieces of fresh tuna sushi caught a few hours prior at La Taverne de Pecheur, and sitting under a large remote Moai, watching the horizontal rain blow around me while I wrote in my journal.
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