Exploring Rapa Nui was a fantastic way to finish our holiday. The Maui statues were a bucket list item for sure, but they weren’t the only thing that impressed us while visiting this remote island.
First of all, “remote” is a bit of an understatement. It’s 2,000km from the closest (uninhabited) island, and 3,700km from Chile. In fact the closest neighbouring community is the International Space Station when it passes over Rapa Nui approximately 400km above the Earth.
One of the advantages of being so small and secluded is that they rely heavily on local food sources. This means our meals were always freshly caught and prepared. Everything we ate was excellent!
It’s definitely a joy to live on the island if you happen to be an animal. Horses are semi-wild, and dogs all have owners, but they both roam free. In fact it’s not uncommon for a dog to adopt several names. What it’s called depends on where they choose to spend their time that day.
The last animal I’ll mention is completely wild, and is mentioned on our bucket list in many variations. The other day DawnO got to cross off “swim with sea turtles” after visiting a local lagoon where they make daily visits.
Yesterday we spent our last day in Rapa Nui and it happened to be my 48th trip around the sun. I can’t imagine a better place to spend it. We’ve already begun our journey back to Canada, but worry not, we will likely be blogging again soon!
