WestKal part 2

Here comes part 2 of our trip to the big island. It is basically going to be a picture dump...here we go!

We spent a lot of time on airplanes these past two weeks. Alia made friends quickly, even got this guy to give her both his cellphone and his electronic game thingy.

 IT WAS HOT! Hydrating was very important!

Alia learned that she loves dogs or as she calls them 'Wuwu'

One day, after it had rained during the night we went on a trip to a village and the roads looked like rivers - made for some bumpy driving

The village was only accessible by a hanging bridge

 There are so many rivers here

They are used for fishing, bathing, laundry washing, gold mining etc.

A lot of people live in long houses - it is exactly what is sounds like, a very long house with many 'apartments'

not much privacy, but always somebody to hang out with. This house was about 300 meters long.

Alia and this little cutie were born only one week apart

we got to watch some very talented people work on crafts like basket making and bead work

 One day we went to a river about an hour away to send off a co-worker who is working 4 hours up river in a village with Bible translation

One of the bridges along the way

 Our tyre on the way back, about 45 min away from the spare tyre

We had to wait until someone was kind enough to bring us that spare tyre

 What better place to wait than a little shop that sells cold drinks?

 and lots of kids to play with Alia

 Another day we went to the market and bought food because a friend wanted to show us how to make a local dish

 Alia got to help, too, pounding the spices

 The daughter of our friend had just had a baby - so small, so cute

 After it had cooled down one afternoon we went for a walk in the jungle

 beautiful creation

we found the river and Erlend walked on it :-)

our feet looked like that afterward

Please pray for us as we now have to decide where to move soon!