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Papeete - early days

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We arrived at a time when it was hot and wet. Just before we came there was large scale flooding in part of the island. It's not cheap and we have so little money left after spending too much on three nights accommodation.  Fabrice lost some money on the plane and when trying to get it back today had to walk almost 15km there and back as no one would pick him up and give him a lift. I am not sure that he and Bryan can get any money to stay here and maybe finding exchange is not so easy- with three of us now it is quite complicated anyway.  Bryan is desparate to be with other children who at present, because it is influenced by the northern hemisphere, are all in school. They have a park not far from us where there is an outside gym, a volleyball/soccer playing area and the equivalent of a play park with swings, slide and climbing bars but when it is raining they shut this because it is slippery. Bryan speaks English to everyone automatically although actually his first lan