Santiago, Chile
8 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Day 1 Friday Arrival in Santiago (1 hour earlier than MI)
Let it be noted that very few Chileans, even merchants and hotel personnel, speak English. This includes Easter Island, but not as much so.Baca lagi
Valparaiso, Chile
9 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Day 2, Part 1 Sat., June 9: Valparaiso/Vina Del Mar day tour.
Got up early for my Valparaiso trip pickup. We picked up 2 Brazilian couples so the tour was in Portuguese and then English. Guide HectorBaca lagi
Vina del Mar, Chile
9 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Day 2, part 2 Sat., June 9: Valparaiso/Vina Del Mar day tour.
In Vina Del Mar, we stopped at the famous working Floral Clock (Reloj de Flores), built for the 1962 World Cup and a gift fromBaca lagi
Santiago, Chile
10 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Day 3 Sun., June 10: Santiago:
I took my 2nd free historical walking tour Sunday morning Jose was a good guide and there were just 2 of us on the tour. There are frequent almost daily manifestationsBaca lagi
Easter Island, Chile
11 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Day 4 Part 1, Monday, Jun 11: Easter Island – HISTORY LESSON.
FIRST A LONG HISTORY/MYTHOLOGY LESSON. Feel free to skip ahead to Day 4, Part 2. Keep in mind much of this is legend and scientificBaca lagi
Isla de Pascua
11 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Day 4 Part 2, Monday, Jun 11: Easter Island (Rapa Nui) After my 6 hour flight from Santiago to Rapa Nui, I met Jose at front desk of my great hotel with perfect English (he had lived for several yearsBaca lagi
Isla de Pascua
12 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 5, Part 1 Tues. June 12 Easter Island.
Had a great free breakfast: eggs, rolls, sweet treats, fruit, veggies, juice (cantaloupe juice and strawberry juice), cold cuts. The tour bus (about 10Baca lagi
Isla de Pascua
12 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 5, Part 2 Tues. June 12 Easter Island
After that we headed to the extinct volcano Rano Kao, the largest volcano. The crater has fresh water and is lush greenery with fruits and vegetables. OurBaca lagi
Isla de Pascua
12 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 5, Part 3 Tues. June 12 Easter Island
Our afternoon tour: We first visited the Ahu Akivi, a platform made up of seven almost uniform Moais (representing harmony and balance) – these are theBaca lagi
Isla de Pascua
13 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 6, Part 1 Wed. June 13 Easter Island Full day tour. . ….
Today was the full-day tour in Portuguese and English on the Moai Route. First stop: the ruins of Akahanga. This is an old village nearBaca lagi
Isla de Pascua
13 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 6, Part 2 Wed. June 13 Easter Island Full day tour. . ….
Next we visited Ahu Tongariki, the largest ahu (platform) of the 15 Moais on the island; they weigh an average of 50 tons and wereBaca lagi
Isla de Pascua
13 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 6, Part 3 Wed. June 13 Easter Island Full day tour. . ….
We visited the quarry at Rano Raraku volcano, where 95% of the Moai statues were made, still with hundreds of statues left here. ThereBaca lagi
Isla de Pascua
14 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Day 7, THur. June 14 Easter Island/ Santiago As I had the morning free, I walked over to the museum. While they don’t have a lot of artifacts (those darn British taking petroglyphs and more), it hadBaca lagi
Santiago, Chile
15 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Day 8, Fri. June 15 Santiago.
My agenda for the day included changing $30 to CLP so I could pay for the taxi ride to airport (28.000 clp), the Cultural Center, climbing Santa Lucia Hill (Cerro),Baca lagi
East Lansing, MI
16 Jun 2018, Chile ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
Day 9, Sat June 16 USA Arrived early (6 am) in Houston after dinner and breakfast, no sleep, and 3 movies. There had been a flight at 7:45 am for Detroit but when I made the reservation, I thoughtBaca lagi

























































































Adventures With NachelYou had a meat and *olive* empanada?!?!
Adventures With Nachel
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Linda Kohlyes, and I gave my "olive" to someone else in the group....yuck