Chapter 17 — Summary
Chapter 17 is the part of the story where the universe looks at me, shrugs, and decides, “Let’s see what happens if we shake his life like a snow globe and toss in an aircraft.” What starts as a quiet evening with Catfish—the world’s most traumatized rescue dog—plus a mug of coffee and a wall of fog thick enough to make you wonder if you accidentally died, turns into yet another reminder that Ecuador doesn’t do “normal.” It prefers near-death experiences delivered with the comedic timing of a drunk executioner.
This chapter proves that even when I’m sober, minding my own business, and not committing a single felony—not even the entertaining ones—the universe still sends chaos to my doorstep like an Amazon Prime package nobody ordered. Expect aviation stupidity, questionable survival odds, and the kind of “holy shit” moment that makes you rethink every terrible life choice you’ve ever made… right before making three more. This isn’t a chapter—it’s a warning label disguised as a story, and somehow, it only gets more unhinged from here.
