I want to go to Easter Island. Any golf there? What is the best season?
Scott in Michigan
To this day, no-one quite knows why the Polynesian settlers who came to Easter Island (locally known as Rapa Nui) erected the giant statues of heads, called moia, that still dot the island today. Nor do we know how they transported these monolithic pieces from the quarries to the stands where they currently rest.
What's not a mystery however, is why there's no golf here. Nobody is going to risk pockmarking the Pacific's largest collection of prehistoric staturaty with an errant birdie! The statues are literally everywhere on the island, often peeking out of the high grass, and no one wants to damage the island's patrimony. Tourists who come here spend most of there time sightseeing and hiking through the barren, windswept island (the early settlers and their sheep denuded most of the island of its native flora). Surfing, scuba diving and snorkeling are also popular activities.
As for when to go: the island is reasonably temperate year-round, though brisk trade winds can add a chill particularly in the months of July and August (Easter Island is below the equator, so the eseasons are reversed; our summer months are the depth of their winter). December through February is considered the high season. Along with warmer temperatures, that's the easiest time of year to get here as more planes fly during those months.
I hope you enjoy Easter Island (but leave your clubs at home!).
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