Wir sind dann mal in Costa Rica

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The constant traffic noise is slowly wearing me down. And it's especially hard on me at night. And for the last few days, the sun hasn't shown its face; it's gray.

Easter Monday - yes, now it's time, after 5.5 months we say farewell: - to a wonderful community, the Christuskirche in Lima - to people who have welcomed us and have become...

Wednesday, April 13th The community has elected the successor: the pastor couple - by the way with five children - has been chosen. They were very convincing in the church...

9.4.2022 - This week was characterized by very good food. We went to the star restaurant Kjolle and had excellent meals. It was a true explosion of flavors, but the dishes were...

April 5th - Everything is pretty much paralyzed here right now. There is a strike going on. Buses, trucks, and taxis are not running anymore, stores are closed, as well as...

From the 27th to the 29th of March, we were at a beautiful long sandy beach, which was almost deserted now in the off-season and during the week. Long walks by the sea, quick...

25.3. - Yesterday we watched a football match between Peru and Uruguay together with friends. The South American qualification matches for the World Cup are currently taking...

17.3. - Yesterday we received an invitation from a member of the community to visit their Fundo, three hours south of here. It was a unique experience. We mostly drove on the...

Today is March 15th and actually my original departure date, which I have now postponed by 5 weeks. Today we were in a young population where the community supports a so-called...

<p>The longer we are here, the more we realize that we live in a bubble. Not only do the extremes of desert and jungle exist in Peru, but poverty and wealth are also very...

Today is Wednesday, March 9th, and it has been quite hot and humid for a few days. Today in 6 weeks we start our journey home, and we are very excited about it. Also, we are...

Here we had to continue on foot

Heute ist der 2. März, und wir sind schon fast wieder eine Woche hier "zu Hause". Für die Einreise nach Lima brauchten wir nur die declaratión jurada, die man aber für jedes...

On February 19th, we continued our journey by car further south, to Llanquihue, the largest lake in Chile. We made a stop at Martina's, who was a student in Valdivia at the...

7 days on the Pacific in Loncoyen, in Valdivia, Panguipulli, meeting with friends and acquaintances. The encounters with the people and the landscape fascinated us again. Less...

Before finally going to Valdivia, we had to go back to Santiago and fly from there - of course not without bureaucratic hurdles. During the flight, we sat on the 'right' side...

On Tuesday (8.2.) we went to Cachagua by the sea for three days, two hours north of Santiago, where Franzisco rented a summer house for a month and his wife Marcela with...

Now it is February 24th, and we are back from Chile. Since we often didn't have internet there, I will gradually let you participate in our journey. The departure from Lima and...

Samstag, den 5.2.2022 - In letzter Minute hat es doch noch geklappt mit dem "Pase de Movilidad, Pase digital de Vacunación de Chile". Die letzten Tage hat uns extrem viel Kraft...

Dienstag, der 2. Februar - Die letzten zehn Tage haben uns immens viel Kraft gekostet. Wir sind ziemlich am Ende. Das chilenische digitale Zertifikat von meinem ja schon in...

Today is Sunday, January 30th. Unfortunately, due to the corona, the church service had to be canceled again. But we went shopping and to the pharmacy and we are already...

Today is January 25, 2022, and we are on the path to recovery. Yes, both of us have been affected. With COVID-19, we pay more attention to individual symptoms compared to a...

Today is Saturday, January 22nd, and yesterday we both got tested for Corona at the advice of a church official. And indeed - Martin tested positive. He has had cold symptoms...

It rained and thundered a lot during the night. Despite the rainy season, we were really lucky with the weather because it was dry during the day. We took another small hike to...

The day started again with a lovely breakfast consisting of lots of fruits, fruit juices, and freshly baked bread. After the hardships of the previous day, we avoided...

We had planned a long hike to a waterfall, but wanted to do without a guide. That was absolutely reckless, and we promptly got lost. We had to cross the river or wade through it...

The first day - our trip to Tarapoto (17th-20th January). The journey went surprisingly smoothly. We were on the road for 6 hours, and the flight lasted just over an hour. We...

January 16, 2022 - Sunday evening. Hopefully tomorrow morning we'll go to Tarapoto in the jungle. Since the number of coronavirus cases is also rising here and Omicron is...

Thursday, 13.1.22 - When flights were also canceled because the airline has suffered losses in its workforce due to Corona, we had to rebook. We tried for a whole 4 hours...