Easter Island is the worlds most isolated inhabited island – Chile is 3500kms to the east and Pitcairn Island is 2000kms to the west.
But what really makes it an enigma is that the Polynesian society that lived here almost drove themselves extinct due to the deforestation of the island including the giant palms that they used for ocean going canoes so they could no longer catch deep sea fish that had been an important part of their diet. Also the island is littered with moai which are giant heads weighing up to 120 tonnes which are all over the island and historians are still guessing how they transported them around their 24km by 12km wide island.
I was lucky enough to have a lovely Polish couple where I was staying allow me to hire a jeep with them and drive us around the island.
