Eek!
A driver picked us up from the airport. It took about an hour to get to the hotel. Boy, were we glad we had the driver. First, it was snowing a lot. Second, as we drove on we could see less and less of the road and this guy was driving fast! He was definitely used to driving in the snow. I had to zoom in so much it kinda looks like a painting but you can see all the snow and no road visible out the front windshield.
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