There was partying last night but the drummer did not have the stamina of the drummer the night before–thank god.
It looks like a cult has come to breakfast at the hotel! At least 50 people wearing orange neckerchiefs are standing at attention as we approach the dining room. They wish their “leader” good morning in a way that smacks of brainwashing. Then they appear to blindly follow her in for breakfast and eat in silence. I am sure we are witnessing a group of nut-cases but Rex later says that they’re a group visiting from the Czech Republic. So apparently not a cult. I’m not so sure…
It’s our last full day here. We spend our morning walking around the harborHanga Roa harbor
and Main Street. We buy a nice wood carving and a souvenir T-shirt for Howard. We have lunch at Haka Honu, a small place with a great view of the water. While we wait to order a fisherman delivers a huge yellow-fin tuna. it is incredibly beautiful. Of course Pisco Sours to start and we have delicious ceviche with sweet potato chips. I think I want my last meal on earth to be Easter Island ceviche! With a Pisco Sour (or two), of course. We relax the rest of the afternoon anticipating our great dinner to come at Kotaro.
Kotaro, the #1 Trip-advisor restaurant on the island, is run by an eccentric Chilean of Japanese decent. According to him and the website, he is the restaurant construction worker, the maitre d’, the sommelier, the chef, and probably the janitor. As we enter and settle ourselves “These Boots Were Made for Walking” by Nancy Sinatra is playing. More loud, old and obscure music continues the entire night.
There is no menu. We have a starter of sashimi with shredded cucumber and then dashi soup. Our choices for the main course are fish, shrimp, beef or pork. Then we must choose our sauce: dashi-inspired sauce, ginger or teriyaki. I have fish with the dashi sauce; Howard has pork with teriyaki; and Rex has shrimp with ginger. We share our dishes much to Howard’s dismay–he hates to share. All the sauces pretty much taste the same and the pork is not the best. We enjoy chardonnay wine with the meal. No dessert available–that’s a disappointment. I would hardly rate this restaurant #1 but it was a memorable evening nonetheless.