Bad Karma

Chapter 1:  Nineteen surfers. Fourteen apartments. One old building at the beach

• “Heartbreak Hotel,” “The Crib,” “Stud Estates” aka “The Manor”
• May I have your order, please?
• Give me a sign
• Hansel and Gretel
• Sacrificial van

Chapter 2:  Ready … set …    

• Over prepared
• Surrogate dad
• Looks don’t count
• Karma’s tipping points – Strike 1: The camera
• Karma’s tipping points – Strike 2: Manslaughter

Chapter 3:  … Go

• “Hey God”
• $6.66
• Over the line

Chapter 4:  Put on notice

• Frijoles by flashlight

Chapter 5:  The best laid plans

• Hold the paraquat
• Karma’s tipping points – Strike 3: Jelly comes clean
• A shot across our bow
• The pack’s been pinched
• A case of “looo-bree-cawnt-Ä”
• White crosses and purple dingle balls
• Between Moose and a meal
• Never drive at night
• “We have two of the best…”

Chapter 6:  The mainland

• Batman in the jungle
• A handful of warm ice cream
• All the right moves

Chapter 7:  The promised land

• Living in paradise
• Where’s the surf?
• “Estos son muy peligrosos!”
• A short run in the jungle

Chapter 8:  Making a break for it

• The beaches of Normandy
• Mr. Recker’s cooler
• A pig in a poke
• Sudden impact
• El Gran Hotel Colima
• Tres Estrellas de Oro (Three Stars of Gold)

Chapter 9: The escape

• Carried by angels
• De nada
• Jugolandia dowry
• Jungle of Trouble, redux
• No way to slow down
• A load of chicken shit

Chapter 10: Going back for more

• An overdue “Ed-u-ma-cÄtion”
• Water skiing on a puddle
• Beers with El Chapo
• A marked man
• “You’ve been through enough”

Epilogue

• Steve Warren, aka Jelly
• Ed Moss, aka Moose
• Ed Leon, aka Perro
• The Author, aka Opters
• Joaquin, aka El Chapo
• 1DRBUS, aka The Wonderbus
• The Manor
• La Ticla