Pages 76-100

Page 76 begins with the ending of them surfing from page 75. After surfing they enter a restaurant where they are  scrutinized for not wearing appropriate clothing. Then they travel some more and stop at night at a town to eat. Little Norm explains that his father was not his usual self that night, and the boy wonders if his father is feeling sad about Sandra. The next day they rode a ferry and Norm played poker against a Scandinavian doctor, and his wife. His dad was trying to impress the doctor's wife by beating him at poker. That night Norm crawled into bed with little Norm smelling like perfume.The next morning they left and finally ended up in Mexico. Norm pulls off the road and talks to an American surfer. The surfer tells Norm that there might be some big waves coming in because of a hurricane. Then they drive some more and are stopped by a group of soldiers with guns. After showing the soldiers the receipt they steal money from Norm, and let little Norm and his father pass. When they leave the soldiers, Norm explains how he still has money because he stored the poker winnings in the hole of his guitar. Not much farther down the road, Norm and little Norm encounter another two stationed men. Norm plows through the blockade, and speeds away while being shot at. After some time passes it began to rain hard. It became too difficult to drive in so they turned off down a dirt road. The truck gets stuck so they leave the truck and walk. They stop by the ocean and collect shells. After collecting the shells they walk some more and discover a cave. The book returns to the plane crash. Norm then manages to take Sandra and move her from her seat. Norm moves Sandra all the way under an airplane wing that is sticking out from the ground. Norm crawls back to his father, and finally accepts the fact that he is dead. The book returns to Mexico. Norm and little Norm enter the cave and discover people. They give the people shells in return for a night's stay.

My thoughts:
So far you learn that Norm has a bit of Spanish background. He speaks in Spanish to guards, and to local people. He manages to get little Norm and himself a place to stay. Overall you learn that Norm is a very resourceful person, and can handle adverse situations.