I don't mean to sound like a skeptic, or to be disrespectful of the author of this story and what he went through, and I'm really just kidding when I suggest this, but... <br><br>Did anybody else wonder if this is an elaborate cover story for an 8-day drug binge that incorporates explanations for being beaten-up and robbed of his watch, camera and ruck-sack?<br><br>Again, just kidding.<br><br>