Day 26

Today is Errand Day. We head into Reno - the closest major city to Susanville - to set up a new bank account for Emily, choose a new phone plan for both Kraft sisters, and get a new phone for Laurie. While in town, we also engage our inner glutton at the Atlantis Casino's dinner buffet. Restaurants like this are probably the #1 reason that America is fat, but it's nice to let loose and order multiple helpings of Mongolian barbecue.

Afterward, it's time for Laurie to head back to Phoenix, where she'll celebrate her 21st birthday before meeting up with us again in one week. We drop her off at the airport and start heading back to Susanville, but a fire begins to blaze in the distance, and the smoke drifts into our path like a dust storm. The police eventually close down our road. We're diverted off the highway and onto some back roads that eventually link up with our original route. Emily falls asleep in the front seat, leaving her father and I to talk about music and California for upwards of an hour. Em wakes up as we enter Susanville, smiling sheepishly and wondering where all the flames went.


Mr. Kraft goes to bed early in preparation for his first full day of work since last week. Emily and I spend the rest of our evening watching the "Borat" movie, which is hilarious. High-five!

- Andrew