Aku-Aku, the secret of Easter Island by Heyerdahl Thor

Author:Heyerdahl, Thor
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Chicago, Rand McNally
Published: 1958-01-30T05:00:00+00:00

A{u VII

Meeting the Caves'

Dumb Guardians

The big Chilean warship appeared on the horizon as the morning sun still hung low over the sea, bathing the cliffs along the coast in gold and haunting shadows. Broad and flat, and all gray, supporting a bristUng pyramid of the tools of modern warfare, she grew in size as she approached us—a greeting from the world outside, the first reminder that there was still land beyond the horizon. The winds had filled in Iko's ditch, man had changed his weapons.

We met the Pinto just outside the bird islands. On every deck of the great ship towering above us people were lined up at the rails. As soon as we were alongside, Captain Hartmark gave a blast of the siren, and we welcomed our hosts by dipping our ensign. The warship replied by firing one of her guns and running up the Norwegian flag on her mainmast. This was more friendly than we had dared to hope. We came about smartly, putting on all the speed our engines would stand, and the little Greenland trawler escorted the gray leviathan to her anchorage oflf Hangaroa Village. The whole population was down at

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