red neck hippie

Walker is a red neck hippie, my guess is the only one in the world?

He´s owned a bar in cambodia. He´s been cornered by 20 stray dogs in Samoa after a hurricane (saved by a local who beat the dogs with a stick). He grew pot on a hippie commune in California in the 70´s. He taught english in jails for several years. He almost lost a leg from a spider bite in India. Thankfully there are no poisonous spiders in Chile, or snakes.

Walker went to a hospital near Nepal a couple days after he was bitten, and it started to spread and get infected. The hospital was littered with dirty bandages and stray dogs. None of the doctors spoke english. They just motioned with a straight hand in chopping motion over his leg, just below the knee. Walker lost it and called the British embassy.

They rushed a doctor over who said ¨Yep. this is bad. they cut legs off that look like that in this country. But let me try to cut it out and load you with more antibiotics than is legal anywhere in the world.¨

It worked, and walker got to keep his leg, but he had to return to America promptly, for proper medical care.

Walker alternate girlfriends and travel every six months. ¨My last one was a librarian. She gave me the best documentaries. I miss those. Not her.¨ He drinks beer all day instead of water because he knows it´s safe to drink. ¨I never claimed to be a healthy guy¨ Walker chuckles, as he throws back his 10th escudo, a popular (and quite tasty) beer in Chile.

Wakler the red neck hippie. At 65, My most unlikely favorite person on this trip so far.