The old man motioned from the dark opening. Come in, he prompted, come here.
Steph called over her shoulder as she crossed the street, “Doug, come on, let’s check it out.”
Click here for the rest of the story: http://www.hackneystravel.com/writing/2008/ecuador/thehatman.pdf.
Prior to departing for South America I collected a set of GPS waypoints from prior overlanders. 
The 1192 – The 1192 climbs up the west side of Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Thailand.
Part two of our interview by Truck Camper Magazine is here: http://www.truckcampermagazine.com/index
