OCT 30 - Wed - Day 13 - Easter Island - Fly from Rapa Nui to Santiago, Chile

Last Updated: 29-NOV-2019

OCT 30 - Wed - Day 13 - Easter Island - Fly from Rapa Nui to Santiago, Chile

DAILY WRITE UP - We left Easter Island around noon after walking around town for a couple of hours. Because of the 5.5 hr flight and the loss of 2 hours we did not get to our hotel till after 10pm. Another day eating dinner very late.

Using a GPS tracking software to see exactly where we traveled each day. Here it is overlayed onto Google Earth. We explored the town and took the bus to the airport.

ROAD SCHOLAR WRITEUP -- Fly from Rapa Nui to Santiago

Santiago

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Hilton Garden Inn Santiago Airport

Activity note: Short bus transfers to/from airports; about 1/2 hour total. Flight from Rapa Nui to Santiago is approx. five hours. Due to a change in time zone, we will regain two hours.

Breakfast: Hotel plated meal.

Morning: After checking out of the hotel, we will transfer to the airport and board our flight back to Santiago, Chile.

Lunch: Aboard the flight, an included meal will be served.

Afternoon: Upon arrival in Santiago, we will transfer by shuttle bus to the hotel for check-in. The remainder of the evening will be free for you to enjoy as you like.

Dinner: At the hotel, you will receive a meal voucher to choose from available meal selections with coffee, tea, water included; other beverages available for purchase.

Evening: At leisure. Be sure to prepare for check-out in the morning and departures tomorrow afternoon.

Exploring Hanga Roa, the harbor

We gave this dog some treats and he hung out with us for most of our walk

On Saturday, August 5, 2017, it marked a historic milestone for the Maritime Governorate of Hanga Roa, until Easter Island welcomed "Vector", a dog of Belgian Shepherd Malinois of 1 year old, and became the first dog destined to support the Work of the Maritime Police in the fight against drug trafficking in ships and yachts arriving at Easter Island from some port of the country or abroad, mainly from French Polynesia.

Various views

Cool mileages - 2,244 miles to the west coast of Chile - 4,998 miles to Australia - 8,877 miles to Portland - 4,567 miles to Hawaii

Idiot protesters

The police sitting across the street

Lepidodactylus lugubris, also known as the mourning gecko or common smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of gecko. This small (10.5 cm total length), nocturnal gecko feeds on small insects and flower nectar. This species is notable because it is parthenogenic, and there are no remaining males that have been found. Females engage in pseudocopulation, stimulating both to produce viable eggs. These eggs are adhered to surfaces in protected locations. Most clutches consist of two eggs, and clutches are laid two to three weeks apart.

Various plants back at the hotel

Getting on the bus to the airport

Security here was a JOKE. They x-rayed your checked bags then you came back past people that had not x-rayed yet. So, it would be easy to walk or had something across the line.