Last night, we went to a party put on by some longtime friends. They live about an hour and 45 minutes away. It took us about 2 1/2 hours to get there because of unexplained traffic. We had a good time and left really late, around 2am. After driving for about an hour, I had to pull over at a rest stop to take a nap. After a 45-minute nap and a bio break, we hit the road again. Less than 10 minutes later, we hit a standstill on the interstate highway. It was a very recent accident (by God's grace we avoided because of my bio break), and emergency personnel were soon on the scene, rushing by us on the shoulder.
By this time, I had shut off the engine and lights, and was becoming sleepy again. In our groggy state, I believe each of us were in prayer for all involved in the accident. It was serious and involved an overturned vehicle. Within an hour, I could tell that the 2 ambulances and at least 1 cop car were driving off. I figured that it wouldn't be long before they opened up the road again and let us on our way. I decided against taking a nap since we would be driving again soon.
For the next 2 hours, nothing moved.
I do not know why it took so long and what was going on. I was extremely tired and it was cold. I actually restarted the engine a couple of times to turn the heat on for a little while before shutting the engine off again. My exhaustion finally overcame me and I succumbed to a nap. It wasn't even a decent nap since my body and mind were on standby for driving off.
My spouse woke me up when the vehicles ahead of us restarted and starting driving off. We pulled over at the next rest stop about 20 minutes later for a much-needed bio break. By the time we pulled out, there were 4 other vehicles next to us.
So we finally got back in time for breakfast -- my wake-up alarm on my cell phone was going off when we were seated at the diner for breakfast. We had to stop by church to pick up the other vehicle we left there last night, and I had to take another nap (2 hours?) before driving any more. I finally got home around 11am -- 7 hours after I should have.
All I have to say is this: I hope the folks in the accident are alright, and I don't ever want to repeat this experience.
By this time, I had shut off the engine and lights, and was becoming sleepy again. In our groggy state, I believe each of us were in prayer for all involved in the accident. It was serious and involved an overturned vehicle. Within an hour, I could tell that the 2 ambulances and at least 1 cop car were driving off. I figured that it wouldn't be long before they opened up the road again and let us on our way. I decided against taking a nap since we would be driving again soon.
For the next 2 hours, nothing moved.
I do not know why it took so long and what was going on. I was extremely tired and it was cold. I actually restarted the engine a couple of times to turn the heat on for a little while before shutting the engine off again. My exhaustion finally overcame me and I succumbed to a nap. It wasn't even a decent nap since my body and mind were on standby for driving off.
My spouse woke me up when the vehicles ahead of us restarted and starting driving off. We pulled over at the next rest stop about 20 minutes later for a much-needed bio break. By the time we pulled out, there were 4 other vehicles next to us.
So we finally got back in time for breakfast -- my wake-up alarm on my cell phone was going off when we were seated at the diner for breakfast. We had to stop by church to pick up the other vehicle we left there last night, and I had to take another nap (2 hours?) before driving any more. I finally got home around 11am -- 7 hours after I should have.
All I have to say is this: I hope the folks in the accident are alright, and I don't ever want to repeat this experience.
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