LAKE TAUPO

I am sitting in a warm room looking out over a beautiful calm lake with the surrounding mountains. Birds, ducks, swans and rabbits pop in and out of the scene. There is blue sky peeping through fluffy white clouds....what could be more relaxing than that?

We arrived here in Lake Taupo yesterday afternoon after an enjoyable weekend in Wellington where we met up with good frieds and relatives. Dick had a few meetings and much interest was shown in the work in LA.

Now we are settled in here in a comfortable beach house with all mod cons and plan to just relax as much as we can. Dick will be speaking at the local assembly on Sunday and sharing at a home meeting next Wednesday but otherwise there are no pressures. It will be good to catch up with a few friends at these meetings. We need to mix a little with other people or we might start talking to the walls!! We are not used to such solitude!!

We trust not too many are jealous of our situation here - however, we don't feel guilty and plan to enjoy it!!!