On our way into the jungle. Here the muddy parts were thoughtfully edged with cut logs. Later they would not be. These girls were both volunteers with an Ecuadorian conservation group called Jatun Sacha. One was from California, the other from Germany. While they didn't participate with the giving of the seminar, it was fun having them around to talk to and learn their perspectives, coming into the country to work for only three or four weeks as opposed to two years.