Four days are all you need in Easter Island, even if it rains three of those four days. For the one day that was nice, I managed to get a mild sunburn. Of everyone I met, I was the only person who came specifically to see just Easter Island. Everyone else visited as a part …
Monthly Archives: April 2005
One night in Santiago
I´m off Easter Island and now in Santiago, Chile. Four days was enough on the island, three of which were rain. This evening, it´s also raining in Santiago. I spend tomorrow exploring the city before heading back to the airport for a 9 p.m. flight to Dallas. I should be back in Indianapolis by 10 …
LAN Chile
Lunch today was on LAN Chile airlines at about 35,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean on my way to Santiago from Easter Island. Any airline that serves free beer and wine is okay in my book.
Good weather on last day
Finally, Easter Island gives me a sunny day. This is my view from the plot of grass I’m napping on. Though the tour I took around the island was helpful in some ways, exploring via a jeep with Neena, Jarrett, and Tamera was much more fun. Tomorrow morning I fly to Santiago. I’ll stay the …
More Rain
Oh how promising the day looked this morning. But the sunny day turned to wind and rain shortly after noon. Neema, Jarrett, Tamera, and I spent most of the day driving on muddy roads and rushing out of the car to see ruins anytime the rain let up. One memorable event was finding a cave …