I have lacked both the time and the energy to write anything since my last entry. Over the past week we have been engaged in a hard slog to make up for lost time; first through the outer reaches of the Erefal Wood and then descending into the basin of the Veduka Rainforest. As one approaches the rainforest, the erefal trees become gradually stunted. More light filters through from above, and the undergrowth takes proportionate advantage. Smaller trees become more common - eucalypts, palms, and raintrees - until eventually, the erefals give way entirely to lush jungle. As I hoped we would, we came to a series of old game trails sloughed by other Paluchard. Still, it has not been easy going.