We were stuck for *14* hours. We stopped around 1 pm, and didn't get going until after 3 am. It was a bizarre and hilarious experience. No one spoke English, so thank god for Google Translate. But we also didn't have any cell reception, and with the bus off, no wifi. So we couldn't let anyone know, and the conversation feature of Translate didn't work.

But friendly folks being patient, using hand gestures, some typing, and lots of laughter made for a great experience. We drove back a km or two to a gordita stand that was amazing. Some truckers pulled out a stove and brewed coffee on the side of the road in the evening, while Brett was outside being the social butterfly and I was napping. And we all cheered when we got going again.