I’m still not sure why airlines ever fly before noon, but at around 6:00 in the morning on Canada Day (I think it was 6:00 because I wasn’t fully conscious), Nicholas rolled me into a bag and we boarded our 8:00am flight for Easter Island.

Despite the early flight time, I arrived in good spirits, though I was mildly bemused and then irritated by the other tourists blocked my path to paradise by posing on the ramp for photos.  Of what?  The plane?  Why?

But my good spirits quickly returned when our hotel, Rapa Nui Orito greeted us at the airport with flower leis.

They made the mistake of putting them on Pokin and Nicholas, and I had to wait for the brief city tour to finish before I could rectify this oversight, but as soon as we got to our rooms I got my leis. 🙂

I got them right where they are supposed to be.

Around my neck.

I climbed a fake tree to show them off. 🙂

The rooms here seem nice.  There’s a mini kitchen to make me hot chocolate and a mini fridge to keep my chocolate from melting.

I think I’m going to enjoy this week.