Traveling by pirogue, or dugout, the two sisters went from their native Basankusu to Lisala, a trip of some 200 miles [300 km] through forest and along two rivers.
No savas dzimtās pilsētas Basankusas uz Lisalu māsas ar laivu devās aptuveni 300 kilometru garā ceļā cauri mežiem pa divām upēm.