Look carefully and you will seeus straightening the leaning statue.
no-one straightens them. We
learnt how in Pisa when we
fixed the tower.
and washed inland after a tsunami.
The headpieces are a different
came from. These heads are
full figures buried from erosion.
The headpieces are a different kind of rock from another quarry.
We have now toured all the major sites on the island and also visited a lovely beach where we swam to a backdrop of royal Mouai (the last picture). Tomorrow afternoon we fly back to Santiago.



I love your straightening shot. What a shame the nong who took the photo straightened it up for you...
ReplyDeletemaybe second photo is the moai falling over again ;)
ReplyDeleteI don't think you did a very good job in Pisa, it's still leaning!
ReplyDeletexx Di