One of the most fascinating places I’ve been to yet was our visit to Easter Island, Chile, or as it is known in their language Rapa Nui. It is in the South Pacific Ocean and is 2237 miles west of the mainland Chile. It got it’s name as it Was discovered on Easter Sunday in 1772. The inhabitants are an exotic blend of Polynesian and South American cultures.
As this is a seldom visited place, they do not have a ship pier and we were to drop anchor here and visit by tender service. The ocean swells were too large to make this a safe operation so our Captain (who is a miracle worker) sailed to the other side of the island and we assembled a pier from equipment carried on board so we were able to visit this island that is famous for the Moai statues that dot the landscape of the island.
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