Huayna Potosi 6060m

One of the best trips I ever had. Heavy, but amazing. Is was very special to be at 6060 meters above sea level. Great feeling!!! But I was scared as well, because I am afraid of the heights. Thanks to Anne Sofie, she "saved" my life up there. I had only problem the second day, when I had headache. On the third day, the day we climbed/walked from 5130 meter to 6060 I felt good. Thanks to Lars, Anne Sofie, Johanne and Ylva who made this trip so amazing.

Death Road

From Wikipedia: It is legendary for its extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank christened it as the "world's most dangerous road".One estimate is that 200 to 300 travellers were killed yearly along the road.The road includes crosses marking many of the spots where vehicles have fallen.

It wasn´t so dangerous as I expected. But I love to bike "fast and furious" downhill.

Lima

Machu Picchu!!!

I very beautiful and amazing place.

But is very expensive, around 1000kr for trainticket, busticket and entrance fee.

You have to take the train (720kr), or you can walk the inca trail who takes 4 days and 3 nights.

I will do that, next time I go to Peru.

Mission trip to Piura

I joined 4-5 days mission trip with my friend and his church to Piura, north in Peru. Very good and special trip for me. I got also opportunity to preach little bit, one time in the bus, one time to the youth of young students and for the people I joined with. I had a good time and got lot of new friends.

As a missionary you have to be thankful for where ever you gonna sleep and take a shower. I slept on this bed with 2 others, took shower with putting water over me with a cup and did my "short" and "long call" on this toilet among the chickens, turkeys and their poohs. During the night I saw some mice running here and there. A good experience, felt I was a typical missionary in Africa, but I am glad and thankful I live and have better standard in Norway. I am also glad that I stopped to bike, if not I wouldn´t get the opportunity to experience this.

My "amigo" in Huaycan

The standard to this family is far away what we are used to in Norway. They don´t have hot water and live in a house looks like a garage. One day it started to rain, and the rain through the roof and hit us when we was playing cards. The neighborhood is a typically Peruian slum, bad quality on everything, lot of dust, garbage and dogs. But the family is very nice and friendly.

Christmas in Quito

In Ecuador they start to celebrate christmas around 23:00. Normally the whole family come together and eat turkey. After the dinner, they just give the gifts to the people they have gifts to, not for everyone and normally you just get totally 2-3 gifts. After a while you eat cake and after that you just hang around and spend a good time with your family. Around 04:00-05:00 you go home. And for someone who like to drink alcohol, the "party" just has started. Of course it was one uncle who got very drunk.