Favorite Places: Easter Island, Machu Picchu, Cusco Best Memories: 1. Getting to Tongariki on a moonlit night along the ocean cliffside of Easter Island using a 50cc scooter. 2. Enjoying an Alpaca steak on an old colonial balcony in the main square of Cusco, to the sound of light rain. 3. Fog lifting and revealing …
Earlier in the week I had met Dano Grayson, who has taken some amazing photos for the likes of National Geographic. He went out several times to get photos of Moai with the night sky, and this morning I decided to do the same. That meant getting up at 4:00 am! The moon was still …
This is my last full day on the island. I was hoping to get a really early start, so that I could not only get a sunrise photo, but perhaps a photo with some stars in the background. However, I didn’t go to bed early enough and when my alarm went off, I just hit …
My alarm woke me up quite a bit before sunrise. My plan was to get to the Hotuiti moai site, a fair distance from town, for some sunrise photos. It had rained during the night and I could really feel the damp air. My body shook for warmth while I was managing to keep the …
This morning was challenging. I woke up pretty sore from the bike ride and sun burns. The shower was cold, but I didn’t mind that too much. Morning light makes for good photos, so I wasted no time getting on the bike and peddling along the south coast. The road isn’t too bad and is …
I landed on Easter Island with only two or three hours of sleep on the plane. I knew the hostel I was staying at was not far from the airport, so I opted to walk rather than take a taxi. With some directions from the locals, I found my hostel quickly. After checking in and …