Saturday we were in Papeete, Tahiti. We arrived before sunrise. Our excursion here was a drive around the main part of the islands, stopping at a few stops. We will overnight nere and sail to ur next port early in the morning
First signs of sunrise
City if Papeete at night
The pilot boat
The airport runway
where we will be docking
Papeete is on northwest coats of the island
Our first stop was at Point Venus. This is where Captain James Cook landed and watched the transit of Venus across the sun in 1769. There is also a lighthouse completed in 1867
Kathy got her toes wet here also
a monument for James Cook
Monument placed by Captain Cook to commemorate transit of Venus
We saw this small island while driving around the island
a church
the following pictures taken on the grounds of this restaurant.
On the south south coats of the main part of Tahiti
Coral in the water
At a waterfall on the west coast
at a surfing beach on the west coast
Back at the ship, one of my favorite views of our ship
Papeete is the capital of French Polynesia. This is on of the government buildings
Stopped for a beer near the harbor
Moorea in the distance. We will be there Sunday
and ancient ship on display
Many sailboats in the harbor where we docked
back to the ship
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