Today We Almost Died

Today we almost died! I tried to pass a really slow car while driving to Övertorneå with Jessica and Zoe. I waited for what I thought was a good spot then I moved over to the opposite lane to pass. When I accelerated, the rear wheels began to spin and the car fish tailed. We we going about 95km/hr, which is 60 miles per hour, on ice! We slid to the left, then to the right, then back to the left where we went off of the road and into the snow.

Somehow the car came back on the road and we slid sideways across the road where we finally came to a stop in the snow on the right shoulder. Then the car I ‘passed’ passed us, and kept on driving. Fortunately someone else finally pulled over to help us get back on the road. He had a tow strap so we used it to try and pull the car back onto the road. I had to dig the snow from under the car and wheels, but the car was stuck.

Several other cars passed but no one else stopped to help. Finally one stopped and two Finnish guys helped push from the front of the car. We eventually got the car back on the road, facing the wrong way. What an ordeal.

We were very luck that we didn’t hit anything and that the guy behind us didn’t hit us. Next time I get behind a slow car while driving on ice, I think I’ll just stay behind it and enjoy the view.