Siri in Easter Island

Today we are finally going to swim in the Pacific. We bring out the snorkel equipment that we brought from Brazil, apply plenty of sunscreen, and get towels and water from the hotel reception. We take the smooth road, which goes straight across the island to the Anakena beach. When we see a discreet grey van turn into an unmarked dirt road into a property shielded by dense vegetation - unsual on the island - we wonder whether we have discovered the imperceptible entrance to the very secluded Explora hotel,  It is situated roughly in the center of the island, between the two main roads and spotted most easily in the dark, when the lights from the distant one-story buildings are visible. We leave Victor at the beach to do his yoga and meditation and continue on to a dirt road leading to a point, past a moai where we see the beach from another angle, envying the people anchored there in their beautiful sailboat. We've seen them in the Hangaroa harbor, fetching supplies in their r...