Ann and Charles in the airport at Houston, on the way to Ecuador.

Ann and Charles on the plane to Ecuador.

Ann and Charles in the bus station in Quito, Ecuador, getting ready to travel to the jungle.

Susan, paying the attendant at the bus station restroom. In Ecuador, you must pay 15 cents to utilize all public restrooms.

Ann and Charles on the bus to the jungle town of Puyo.

Ann and Susan, showing off their vendor purchases on the bus.

A partial view of Quito, and the Andes mountains, from the bus.

Another view of some of the Andes mountains from the bus, on the way to Puyo.