The first time I went to Easter Island

My father used to tell us a lot of stories about his childhood, living in Easter Island. He had the opportunity to grow up with his family in that beautiful place. 

I have 2 big brothers, the oldest has 36 years, and the other one is just 3 years older than me. My older brother could go to Easter Island way before than us (my other brother and I) so my dad told us that no matter what, we will have the same exciting opportunity.

 So it happens... One ordinary day, my dad and mom sat us down in the living room and told us that they had bought tickets to Easter Island for us (mother, father and my 2 brothers) and also to my brother's girlfriend and their son ! We were really excited because my other brother (the middle one) and I have never been there, we just imagined how wonderful could it be. So time passed by and the final day came. 

This happened 7 years ago. We took the flight and arrived at 9a.m. My father's family were waiting for us in their house, with a really good breakfast.

We couldn't wait to start our visit, so my father took us to Anakena, the most popular beach in Easter Island. We bought Poe in Anakena, which is a typical food. It's a cake made with banana , it's delicious !

 

We visited the iconic place where Moai's where made: Rano Raraku volcano. I think this was my favorite place of all, the gigantic statues everywhere got me really speechless. Also the Rano Kau volcano where we could reach the top of it, which had a mystical and extremely beautiful view.

I can say we almost visited the island completely: The ahu's, places where moai's are aligned in different parts of the Island, the beaches, a lot of caves and 2 of the 3 volcanoes. 

We stayed there 2 months so we could witness the Tapati Rapa-nui which is the most popular celebration there, where you can participate in all kind of competitions like dancing, climbing the volcanoes, swimming, etc. 

All these experiences made this holiday probably one of the best ever. Because we could stay all gathered and do everything together, visiting a place that has an especial meaning to me, because my father could live his childhood there.