In this true story, follow JE and three other hungover ex-pats as they bike through the mountains of Ecuador, a harrowing adventure full of broken bikes, wild dogs, falling off cliff edges, passing out from thirst, being doused in diesel fuel, and the biggest llama you've ever seen.
Eight hours after a trip that should have only lasted two, JE survives with a story to tell and a new respect for most things.
J E Smith was born in Westlake Village, in what is now a demolished hospital. After spending his formative years in the West Riding of Yorkshire, he returned to California for his Bachelor's degree. After a quick jaunt back to England, he took up residency as an itinerant vegetable farmer, before being encouraged to develop sustainable agriculture in the third world. Feeling lost after his small jungle village fell into the river, he traveled north, finding succor in the world of commercial fishing in Alaska. He has since spent his time traveling, writing, and studying diesel engines in the Pacific Northwest.