We discover we have the single room and Rex has the double room. So we have
only one bath towel. I shower first and Howard says to not get the towel too
wet. HA! There was some kind of vibration noise all night long that kept me
awake. Why didn’t I bring earplugs!!!?? We have to leave quite early. The
hotel said that there would be coffee and fruit for us before we leave.
Instead of sliced fruit there is a bowl of whole fruit–I’ll have the
pineapple, please.
Easter Island is supposed to be the most remote island in the world. The
flight is 5.5 hours long; it doesn’t feel too long. I watch The Lone
Ranger–I thought it was entertaining.
We’ve arrived at Easter Island! What a change from the bone-dry climate of
the Atacama Desert! The increased humidity feels great. And we are at sea
level! I wonder if there is such a thing as low altitude sickness!?
Arrival on this island apparently causes people to act nutty. We could not
believe how many people on the plane stopped dead in the aisles or on the
stairway off the plane or in the middle of the walkway to the terminal to
take photo after photo of themselves. We had to look back to make sure that
we had not missed some incredible photo opportunity. But no–people were
just being idiots!
Our driver has bougainvillea leis for all of us!
Our hotel is an older place with beautiful lush flowering grounds. Our room
is large and over-looks the pool. A large sliding glass door opens to a nice
deck; there is also a large window so we get lots of light in. Even though
at first it does not look like it, the bed turns out to be comfortable. Our
bathroom is large but the bottom of the tub bends under your feet giving you
a slight feeling of vertigo as you shower. But we are right in town and
steps from the ocean–it is the perfect location. We find later that is it
lots more quiet than San Pedro. Although there are chickens and roosters on
the property so we get the early wake up call.
We have a fantastic lunch at Hetu’u. We enjoy slushy Pisco Sour first. I
have Seviche and it is delicious! It is a huge amount and I would like to
finish every drop–but it’s too much. We all get sweet potato chips and it
is the perfect accompaniment.
We find the grocery store and stock up on wine…and chocolate!
There are a few cute kittens on the property. One is quite a lover. You can
tell that she has been fed and she knows how to get fed again.
We are lazy in the evening. Stay “home,” read, blog and drink red wine. As I
sample my wine I glance at my wine glass (found in our room) and it is
filthy!!! In fact one of the glasses in our room still has liquid in it from
the prior guest’s stay!! Yuck. I am on a mission to get clean glasses.