Day 10, Rarotonga.

Debbie at our favorite fish and chip place,

we remember this when Jason and Kara and Chloe

were with us a few years ago. Remember?

This is Muri Beach, the best place to cool off and just swim,

Just a mile down the road is Fruit of Rarotonga the best place to snorkel

There are canoes everywhere

There are palm trees everywhere

Today dawned beautifully. It rained so hard through the night it woke us up, but today was beautifully warm and dry (well, as dry as this humidity allows). I spent the morning doing laundry. There's no dryer (electricity is extremely expensive), so we hang everything up on the line so it took a while to finish. By noon, Ron and the other guys were back and we took off scootering toward town for a lunch of grilled fish and chips on the water. We spent some time in town and then off to snorkel at Muri Beach and Fruits of Rarotonga. Water was still a little cloudy we guessed due to the heavy rains, so we'll try it again tomorrow. It's fun anyway, the water is so warm. Murray has been working every day since he's been here to get the church officially recognized. The letter he got earlier today said he still wasn't legal and that if we met this weekend we would be gathering illegally. He's worked for two years to get all of this done, but one of the government officials seems to be out for him. Later we got word from that man's boss that we are indeed legal until March 15 and they will continue to work on getting a permanent status. So, all is well afterall. Plans are going well for the opening day service. Advertisements are getting out, the newspaper is going to interview Murray and Nancy, etc. They've been painting and cleaning, trying to finish the new sign, bringing in plantings and pots and things to beautify the warehouse type building. So, all is going well. Tomorrow is market day and we plan to go early to get fresh fish, fruits and vegetables. It's so fun being here.