What does one write about when nothing notable happens? Still back in lockdown due to Covid 19. I’m back in my 3rd floor apartment-office to do my daily legal work due to Covid 19. NZ is having between 5 and 9 new Covid 19 cases daily now, which precipitated the latest government lockdown. A bit of an overreaction I would say. Even national elections were pushed back a month here, from September to October due to the lockdown and the politicians wanting time to campaign. I continue to exercise, read novels and watch old movies after hours to fight the boredom. Luckily, there is always a real estate transaction to take care of, so that makes the work days go by quickly. Alisa and I keep busy in our assignments. I feel sorry for the other senior missionaries who don’t have much to do, you can’t keep busy being a support doctor, therapist, welfare worker, educator or such when the missionary force is so drastically reduced in size due to Covid 19, but us attorneys can always keep busy! Still, I feel restless.
Saturday morning I rode my bike 10 miles, visited with
family via phone, then Alisa and I hiked Mt. Victoria, one of the twin extinct
volcanoes in nearby Devonport. It is
more of a hill, but it did have nice views of downtown Auckland and the bay and
the Pacific. We then walked around the
old downtown of Devonport and stopped at a restaurant to order a hamburger for
me and a pizza for Alisa. During
lockdown the restaurants are closed, but they can serve take out. So we found a nice outdoor seating area to eat
our lunch at. With church cancelled
again, the senior missionaries are having a picnic at a nearby park later this Sunday
morning, then we’ve been invited to dinner at the Polls. Another exciting week!
We still haven’t purchased our return flight home
tickets. We’re waiting to see if any of
the islands open up to allow visitors, in case we want to stop off for a few
days on the trip back to the USA.
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