8am until 4:40pm following day 

Only ship in town.  29C…84, light rain….45% chance, 77% humidity, following day 35% rain, 75% humidity.

27,000 population of Papeete…same time zone as rest of country

Use bugs spray.  Wifi is available in visitor information centre ….turn left and then right.

Western shore, Place Vai’ete, is a park in the port. There are food trucks.

No tender  in Papeete but there is a dock.

Punapauia….beach…bus #5…le bus not leTruck …$1.30 for ride.  Taxis are metered..  there is tourist train (really is a bus)just outside port…..1 hour tourist route. ( never saw it)

Highlights….not as gritty as Suva…..but it’s a city!  Market is open on Saturday 5:30-1 pm , go Inland by one block.  Cheapest place to buy pearls downstairs.  Sundays it’s open 4:30- 8:30am

Tavitas bachuterie red sign …bubble tea …is above.  Turn right on left side of street is Robert Wan is high end jewelry.  

Notre Dame is yellow church.  Presidential palace.  

Not a beach city.  Plaza avia…beach.  Plage Mahana for snorkelling.

Local show at 7 and 9 on board.  Evening under the stars in the back deck.

Intercontinental Resort has live music.  Turtle rescue centre.  1 hour tour…must reserve….costs 1500francs for tour; 9:30-10:30  …get pass.  Taxi 10 minutes.

Ferry back to Mo’orea?  Some people stay over in Mo’orea the eve we leave and then another night cuz we overnight in Papeete, returning before the ship sails on the third day.

I didn’t do much the first day, just went into the market and had dinner on the aft pool deck watching the sun go down. Every other evening dinner held on. The aft pool deck when the ship overnighted in port, it poured rain. Not this night!