Kate and Sla, the Russians, drove me across the border into Ecuador. We stopped at the equator and a dormant volcano called Pululahua then they dropped me in Quito.

Then we reached the middle of the world. Seeing as all three of us had started in the Arctic in Alaska, this seemed like a fairly significant achievement.
And that’s all you’re getting.
Total distance hitchhiked: 62,734 km.
Total number of rides: 448.