Chile Part 2 - Easter Island and Pineapple Juice

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Easter Island. Oh wonderful Easter Island. Those amazing statues - or Moias (as they're called by the locals) - and that BLOODY AMAZING PINEAPPLE JUICE. Oh my god, the pineapple juice - made from those really small pineapples, like baby pineapples, so so so so sweet and so so so so good. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh I have dreams about that pineapple juice, deep sigh as I think about it's wonderous pineappleness. Sigh.

I ate like billions of fish on Easter Island, not one piece of meat, no I lie, I had a Churrasco Sandwiche, which is like a Chilean steak sandwich for lunch one day.

So, fish. I'm not a big fish eater, but here it was really really good. One night, my wacky hotel owner, Raul, made fish in tahitian vanilla (which is cool as Tahiti is actually pretty close to Easter Island and not a tosser made up thing by cool people) which was so yummmmmmmmm. Unfortunately, after dinner (and the Easter Island polynesian cultural show) I hit the local nightlife with one very nice Irish girl, one very out of control american, and in the end, one very tall German girl - and of course I didn't take my note to self seriously (see previous post), and downed two Pisco Sours! Hmmmmmm. Then, encouraged by afore-mentioned international new mates of mine, had even more alcohol. Hmmmmmmmm. Note to self: no more drinking, ever. I am too old to drink and act like a backpacker.

I digress. Fish.

Yes, lots of fish. Good fish. And yummmmmmm sweet potato mash stuff. Mmmmmmm. Oh, and amazing chocolate mousse one night. The island itself is very basic, quite primitive actually, which is wonderfulllllllllllllll, yet the restaurants are sooooooooo yum...the food great.

Now photos...hmmmm....I just looked back, and again all the food ones are on the iPhone, so you'll just have to cope with one of my mug at dinner at a French restaurant right on the water on Easter Island - I had dinner with the Irish gal, and it was soooooooo yum curry coconut prawns with rice and this absolute delish banana and coconut accompaniment - sort of like having dessert on your plate with your main! I had chockie mousse again for dessert here, but I'm afraid it wasn't as good as the one the night before!!!

Now there is just one more thing about Easter Island - other than the fact it is one of the coolest places I've ever been - and that is I met a couple of very special people. The Swedes. Yes, I was fortunate enough to hook up with these two on one of the tour days, and it didn't take long for us to find out we were kindred foodie spirits.....they take photos of their food too. So good to find family on the other side of the world! So, of course, we talked food! We hired a car on our free day and travelled all over the island, talked more food, went to the beach, talked more food, and then of course ate and drank pineapple juice and talked more food! I suspect the Swedes will become lifelong food buddies. They're sort of like me a bit - laugh a lot and dream about food.

Ok...looks like the pic thing doesn't work...will work on it!

Accommodation - OMG stayed in the wackiest little hotel, really a B&B, Hotel Orongo - run by the wackiest guy ever, Raul, who is a great cook. Very very basic, but I´d stay here again at the drop of a hat. It´s in the main drag of the town, so can´t get a better location. Skip the more expensive places and stay here. Sooooo relaxed, very clean, and the most gorgeous tropical gardens, with lots of other quirky guests. Almost twilight-zonish! (only negative - no wifi, but had an internet cafe 3 mins up the road)