Quite a different experience. The port is in a true city. It looks lovely sailing away
The city has a large open but covered market, half tourist oriented clothing and shell jewelry and half fruited, vegetables and unrefrigerated! Meats and fish! I’ll pass. Half the shops on the streets were offering pearls, or so it seemed. Almost all but the younger adults were smoking. And most of the mature women were substantial. Think Juanita Hall of South Pacific fame rather than her daughter.
It isn’t very far from Papeete to Moorea, and there is high speed catamaran service available
We didn’t see it in Moorea it has two harbors. There were numerous sail boats moored where we were, some of which seemed not to have been used in a while, and also modest looking homes. Our guide said that people from Papeete often came over for the weekend - think Bostonians hopping over to The Vineyard. Expectant mothers from Moorea also hop over to Papeete when their babies are due, as the medical service in Moorea is limited. They are encouraged to go as much as three weeks before the due date! Think of the economic and family care implications.
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