Days · Avarua
Avarua in 3 days
Market early, church or museum next, and the harbour in the evening; every long leg is a taxi or a short walk, and the last day ends with the bag already in the car.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
3km
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Your constraints
Day 1 — Punanga Nui market, a 12:30 lunch table
leave byLeave Cook Islands Library and Museum by 12:00 to keep the 12:30 last seating.Leave Cook Islands Library and Museum by 12:00 PM to keep the 12:30 PM last seating.
87 min of buffer left.
- 07:30–07:40Walk west along Ara Tapu
- 07:40–08:50Punanga Nui market
- 08:50–08:59Walk east along the main road
- 08:59–09:44Cook Islands Library and Museum
- 09:44–09:47Walk to the lunch table
- 09:47–12:30Buffer / wander near Your lunch table (Avarua)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (Avarua)hard
What this plan gives up
- L2Skip Punanga Nui market food stalls (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Avarua).Skip Punanga Nui market food stalls (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Avarua).
- L2Skip Avatiu Harbour wharf (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (Avarua).Skip Avatiu Harbour wharf (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (Avarua).
Switches if the ground changes
- heat Punanga Nui market → Cafe near Avarua harbour (fan or AC) (4′, then 7′ p90 to the anchor)
- rain Punanga Nui market → Cafe near Avarua harbour (fan or AC) (4′, then 7′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?
DFL 1.7 = PFL 1.7 + OFL 0 · walk 1.7 km (1.1 mi)1.1 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 87′ · relax L2 · yield 13 · option value 1.43
Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 15′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin -15 min; -NZD 8.
trace: generated 12 · rejected no_edge×6 · frontier 4 · seed 2207572805 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Cafe or hotel 13:00–16:00; the harbour front at sunset.
Day 2 — Museum, church and dinner on the harbour front
- 09:00–09:05Walk along Ara Tapu
- 09:05–09:50Cook Islands Library and Museum
- 09:50–09:54Walk east past the shops
- 09:54–10:24Avarua CICC church
- 10:24–10:31Walk to the harbour front
- 10:31–11:31Trader Jack's
What this plan gives up
- L2Skip Beachcomber Gallery (optional).
- L2Skip Para O Tane Palace grounds (optional).
Why this route?
DFL 1.2 = PFL 1.2 + OFL 0 · walk 1.2 km (0.7 mi)0.7 mi (1 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L2 · yield 16 · option value 0
trace: generated 20 · rejected no_edge×5 · frontier 3 · seed 2207572805 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Sunset table on the seafront, or the harbour front; round-island bus or a taxi to a lagoon beach in the afternoon.
Day 3 — Church grounds, car to the airport at 12:00
leave byLeave Avarua CICC church by 11:30 to keep the 12:00 boarding.Leave Avarua CICC church by 11:30 AM to keep the 12:00 PM boarding.
74 min of buffer left.
- 08:30–08:34Walk east along Ara Tapu
- 08:34–09:04Avarua CICC church
- 09:04–09:09Taxi back to the hotel for the bags
- 09:09–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Rarotonga airport
- 12:00–13:00Car to the airport at 12:00hard
What this plan gives up
- L1Taxi NZD 10 (≈ US$6) (Taxi back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.Taxi NZD 10 (≈ US$6) (Taxi back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00 PM.
Why this route?
DFL 0.9 = PFL 0.4 + OFL 0.5 · walk 400 m (0.2 mi)0.2 mi (400 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 74′ · relax L1 · yield 6 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 15′
trace: generated 2 · rejected none · frontier 1 · seed 2207572805 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Airport: allow 2.5–3 h before an international departure.