"It's Like Driving in Afghanistan. Just Stay Inside the Tread." (Guatemala)

Today we drove from San Pedro Lago Atitlan back to Coban to then visit Semuc Champey. Jared has apparently gotten his fill of driving for a bit, so Clint took over...for possibly the worst drive ever! Everything started out just fine. The roads are rough, but Clint actually seemed a bit more gentle on the car, so my teeth didn't feel like they were rattling around in my head as much; I was his navigator. We ended up hitting quite a bit of traffic, for completely unknown reasons, and had to sit with the car in Park for about 30 minutes, twice. We were bit worried about arriving back to Coban after the sun went down, but we had already done the drive, and knew the roads were very manageable...well, paved at least, but that's the best for which we can ever hope.
 It rained basically the entire time, but again not so bad as we've ever had. Then the sun slowly started setting and we realized...the headlights are OUT!!!! Apparently, there must be some damaged fuse or something, because the only functioning light was the right hazard. Then the fog set in, to the point that visibility was maybe 5 feet. Clint was freaking out, but we kept chugging along praying we would make it with a bit of light left. We did not. The sun went down completely, and we had to rely on the cars in front of us with headlights to guide our way. We voted at one point, and both Nicole and I wanted to stop on the side of the road and camp...in the pouring rain versus continue, but the boys were confident we could make it. Clint described the drive as similar to driving in Afghanistan, and if he could just follow the tracks of the car in front of him...as they avoided topes, landslide debris, and people, we would be fine *insert huge eye roll*. Needless to say, we have made it to Coban in one piece, and will get the headlights checked out asap. We are all completely pooped, as the drive ended up taking much longer than expected and also probably took a full year's worth of stress off our lifespan. Tomorrow we wake up early to head to Semuc Champey. We will not be driving, so hopefully it will be a stress-free day!