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40FOCUS-JUNE2012ofshrubsandbushes.Reforestationhadnotbeenprac-ticedandintodayx19sworldonecanx19thelpwonderhowsuchneglectwaspossible.Notreesx13noboatsx13noBshingx13nofood.Andthewarsbegan.Peoplegrewsickandtribesblamedeachother.Killingspreesgrewrampant.AsasignofthehighestdisrespecttribeswouldtoppletheMoaioftheirenemies.Eventuallythepopulationhaddiminishedto1000inhabitantsandthepeoplerealizedtheyhadtostopBghtingorfaceextinction.ItwasatthattimesomewhereintheeighteenthcenturytherareSootybirdwasdiscoveredonasmalluninhab-itedisland300metresoffthecoast.Tofurtherenchanttheinhabitantstheydiscoveredeachbirdwouldlayoneeggonthesamedayeachyear.Thex1cegglayingdayx1dbecamesacredtotheinhabitantsandonceayeareachtribesentswimmersouttogatherandreturnasmanyeggsaspos-sible.Natureinanefforttoprotectherselfhadestablishedabreedinggroundforsharksinthewaterssurroundingthesmallisland.Fewmenreturned.Thetribesconcentratedondevelopingsuperiorswim-mingskillsandtheeldersdecreedthateachtribecouldonlysendoneswimmeronthex18sacreddayx19toretrievetheeggs.TheBrsttoreturnwithaneggwouldbeislandchiefforthefollowingyear.Itwasnotlongbeforetribesbegantomurderswimmersofcompetingtribes.Soonsmallroundstonehutswerebuiltinthesideoftheslopenearthewaterx19sedgeasasafehavenfortheswimmersthenightbeforetheirtrek.Fightsbrokeoutwhichledtouprisingsandheavyguardingoftheswimmers.Theentrancestothehutswerebarricadedwithstonesandbecamesosmallthatonlyonepersoncouldcrawlthroughatonetimeminimizinganassassinx19sabilitytostrike.Lifecontinueduntil1722onEasterSundaynolesswhentheislandwasdiscoveredbyDutchex-plorerJacobRoggeveenwhogaveititscurrentname.AlongwithEuropeanexplorationcamefataldiseaseinCictingthepeopleofRapaNui.Thepopulationsoondwindledto400.SpanishmissionarieswiththehelpofafewhundredsoldiersinanattempttobringChristianityabolishedtheegggatheringrituals.OddlyenoughforreasonsunknownasmallsegmentoftheritualremainedandthepracticeofhidingandseekingeggsatEasterhasbecomeembeddedintomoderndaycustoms.Ofthe500Moaithatweresculptedonlyahand-fulremainedintact.Ofthosethatremainedintothe19thcenturymostweredemolishedduringthegreatTsunamiof1964.Thankfullygovernmentsoftheworldaregatheringtogetherinanefforttopreservetheheritageandsymbolismoftheisland.Japanalonehasdonated8millionU.S.dollarsfortherestorationofoneburialplatform.Othercountrieshavetakenupthechallengeaswellandarenowactivelyinvolvedintherestoration.Infactmorethan100countriesareleadingthechargetobringthisbeautifulislandbacktothespectacleitoncewas.CanadaandtheU.S.haveyettojointhequestbuttherearehighhopesbymanythattheywilldoso.AtriptoEasterIslandisnotforeveryone.Withnonaturalbeachesshipshavenoplacetodock.Goodsarecarriedonbargessenttomeetsupplyships.ThewindsareBerceandtheislandexperiencesonlyBfteentotwentydaysofsunshineayear.Iwasfortu-nateduringtheweekofmystayIencounteredsun-shineeveryday.Itisanawesomeplaceandforthetrueadventureritisadestinationnottobemissed.TheshoresofEasterIslandareveryrugged.Continuedfrompage39Withover130yearsofBrokerexperienceEmmersonInsuranceBrokersLtd.havebeenservingScugogTownshipandsurroundingareaswithCompetitiveComprehensiveandPersonalizedservicesince1917.193QueenStreetPortPerry905-985-73061-800-387-5642x1cScugogx19slocallyownedandoperatedGeneralInsuranceBrokerx1dINSURANCEBROKERSLIMITEDCOMMERCIALFARMHOMEAUTOMOBILESINCE1917www.emmersoninsurance.com