We left Easter Island today but before we did we went on a sunrise tour to see the Moai in the sunrise. It was pretty cloudy but we did get some nice light break thru the clouds.
We were expecting our guide at 6am but he over-slept and picked us up about 6:30am. We drove much faster than the other tours and got to Ahu Tongariki before the sunrise. It was much more crowded than last time we saw it. This time we saw the petroglyphs too.
We went back one more time to Anakena beach to see the Moai in a different light.
After the tour, we went back to the lodge for breakfast and to finish packing. We had a 11:30am pickup because we were supposed to pick up another couple. Turns out they got a different ride therefore we were at the airport quite a bit before we needed to be there.
Today there was only one flight from Santiago, usually there are two flights a day from Santiago- these flights are the only ones that are available.
We enjoyed a small snack and the free-range chickens wandering around the airport before boarding our plane.
It was a smooth, little less than 5 hour flight to Santiago and we arrived about 10:30pm. This time we had the official hotel shuttle and got to the hotel with no trouble.
