AROUND THE WORLD IN 11 YEARS   

04 August 2003, Mexico.

Namaste! Here is some experince I had last night. Last evening 6.00p.m.i was  resting  60 kilometer north from San Fernando. A truck came and stop infront of my bicycle. Two men got off  the truck and came near me. They watched my bicycle. We talked little bit English and Spanish. One guy went in the truck. He called me to come in and have some water, I followed. He gave me water. After drinking the water, he suddenly pulled a big knife and put on my neck. He told me to sit under his leg so that others could not see. The driver loaded my bicycle onto the truck. I just  heard the sound of the bike being thrown into the truck.  After a long drive they stoped the truck. The man asked me to get up. It was almost dark, I didn't know  where I was. It was dessert jungle. I looked at my watch, it was 9.15pm.
At this point in time, I was convinced that they were going to kill me. I thought if have to die, I should not die like an animal. So I decided to fight back, and I fought hard as they were big sized. The man who had knife, got off the truck. As he was dismounting, I quickly jumped on him from behind. He fell  on the ground. I saw the perfect opportunity to run, and I ran into jungle. The driver chased me with a flash light. It was wild, i didn't  know where I was. I stopped after half and hour later. I was pierced with lots of  cactus pin on my body. My whole body has scratches from different kinds of thorns. Three hours walk later, I reached Paddilo city 12.15(midnight). I made a police report about the incident. The truck was a blue color bearing the number plate 357BM7.