We motored all the way to Tahiti (at a blistering 3 knots), as we had to time our arrival into Papeete for daybreak. I don't like going into a strange place in the dark (all of our arrivals were planned this way). We tied up to the quay in Papeete; it is in the middle of town. We were next to the main street in town, while noisy during the day; it usually quieted down at night. It was very convenient being this close to town, but the main "super market" was out by the marina Northwesterly of town. We spent about 2 weeks in Papeete. We had new bateries installed and hooked up. We went from 3 large AGM's to 7 smaller ones and gained 100 apmhours. The batteries have been working great since. The picture is of 1 of the 3 waterfalls on the main island of Tahiti Nui.
Papeete was just like LA with more colorful plants. Lots of cars and scooters (we saw the "go to work" traffic jam every mrning we were there.
Anyway, on to Moores.