After the mission - Summer 2005

So, after a brief time at home (two months), by the grace of Kristine, Juan made it back to Norway. This happened because she was rich and he was not. Juan got to come back to Norway, see his last companion who was still in Moss, and we also had a pretty neat experience happen to us on that first Sunday when we reunited, there was a gentleman who had also served his mission in Norway...only 40 years ago. He remembered almost nothing that he saw because so much had changed. From then on we promised ourselves to encourage others to do the same...go back to Norway, or just travel, before its too late, before too much time goes by. Seeing how happy he was to be back, yet knowing how lost he felt because he didn't quite know where he was in relation to what/who he remembered, showed us that that is a very important part of life, more than money (because we don't have any), more than stability, people is what it is really about. Caring for each other!! On to the pictures already!!!!!

Re-enactment of our first kiss, on actual location of where it happened...pretty cool, eh? It was in Sweden of all places...It took Juan a kiss on the cheek, an attempt in the car on the way, before Kristine said it was ok/the right time!










A random small European vehicle in Sweden after we drove for 8 hours to get there













Nature shot on the way to Northern Norway after having been to the Sweden Temple for a week with the Moss Ward.






Probably one of my favorite pictures of Kristine!
We were on our way back from having spent a week in the middle of nowhere with The Danielsen Family. We ate fish, and some more fish, and we fished, and we swam in near freezing water...here is the map of our travels that summer...












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We started in Moss(B), drove to Stockholm(A) and back, and then up to...well don't exactly know the name(C)...you drive to Mosjøen, then you take the ferry with two stops, get off, drive 30 more minutes, park your car, and make sure that Alf Danielsens parents know your coming, they are the only people that live there throughout the year. :)