We spent a half-day in Reno experiencing the excitement of “The Biggest Little City in the World.”

For most people, this means hitting the casinos. For the Barkers, it means hitting the thrift stores.

All-you-can-eat sushi = heaven-on-earth.

After waiting several hours for the sushi to digest, we had a paddleboarding session in the evening, this time at Donner Lake, using the Nelsons’ house as a launch point.

We paddled down to the west beach, rescued a stuck hook for a fisherman, and did a loop over to the south shore and back.

Afterwards, Bryn took off for Sacramento to hook up with the Perreras/Whigam crew.

Bryn, if you’re reading this, you forgot your book.