Table of Contents
Prologue 3
Chapter 1 Waiting 7
Chapter 2 The Plane 14
Chapter 3 Jungle Trail 24
Chapter 4 Sepa 31
Chapter 5 Prisoners 44
Chapter 6 Puerto Maldonado 50
Chapter 7 Finding a Raft 61
Chapter 8 Launch Day 71
Chapter 9 First Day on the River 82
Chapter 10 The Border 90
Chapter 11 Flying Free 99
Chapter 12 The Storm 103
Chapter 13 Where Are We? 109
Chapter 14 The Rains Poured Down 118
Chapter 15 Hope 124
Chapter 16 The Logjam 133
Chapter 17 Dead Tree 145
Chapter 18 Wrestling Match 152
Chapter 19 Little Balsa 161
Chapter 20 SOS 165
Chapter 21 High Noon 168
Chapter 22 Swimming with Becky 176
Chapter 23 Log Bed 182
Chapter 24 Quickmud 189
Chapter 25 Rant 194
Chapter 26 Desire 198
Chapter 27 Butterflies 205
Chapter 28 Little Moments 214
Chapter 29 Bees 220
Chapter 30 What I Want 227
Chapter 31 Epiphany 231
Chapter 32 Snails 235
Chapter 33 Like Sticks 241
Chapter 34 My Hero 244
Chapter 35 Marsh Birds 248
Chapter 36 Rising Fear 255
Chapter 37 Tiny Frogs 259
Chapter 38 Time Meshes 264
Chapter 39 Chasing the Monkey 270
Chapter 40 Banana Chips 278
Chapter 41 Barraca 289
Chapter 42 Maryknoll 298
Chapter 43 Riberalta 307
Epilogue 313
Acknowledgments 315
