October 29, 2017.

Dear Mom and Dad.

So we were attacked by a bear today. Or rather, the truck was.

That was fun.

For us, not the bear.

Additionally, we now have bear meat for a couple of days. It actually tastes pretty good.

October 31, 2017.

Dear Mom and Dad.

Halloween.

We passed a bunch of cows wandering about earlier and that made me wonder what happened to all the animals in zoos and wildlife reserves when all this kicked off. Did they just die, or did they escape to roam the country these days?

It's kinda worrying that I've never thought about that before, and now I'm kinda scared of running into a tiger or something.

To Lauren.

I'm pretty sure we have bigger problems than tigers.

To Andy.

Maybe, but there's also animals like komodo dragons.

To Lauren.

Now you're just worrying for the sake of worrying.

To Andy.

It was only a thought.

To Lauren.

OK. If we come across a wild komodo dragon, I'll help you incinerate it.

To Andy.

Thank you.

November 2, 2017.

Dear Mom and Dad.

It's Andy again, Lauren just wants me to write down that there's sheep everywhere here. Just, like, sheep. Everywhere. I guess someone here kept sheep?

Later edit to add: There are so so many sheep. Just, so so many. Lauren won't even let me shove them out the way, something about not hurting them. Killing people's fine, but hurting the sheep, that's a nono.

November 4, 2017.

Dear Mom and Dad.

So we've found… what I think might have been a summer camp. It's incredibly creepy. We want somewhere to stop and stay, but I don't think it's going to be here.

A note from Andy: that place was seriously creepy.

A note from Lauren: Yes it was.