The Great Escape

Dear Diary,

Our escape from Minnesota was not an easy endeavor.  We latched onto a convoy of cars heading southwest.  At times, visibility was so low that we could barely see the outline of the car in front of us.  Wind was strong and gusty (15-30 mph) and roads were randomly icy.  Our convoy went so slow, at times, that a wagon train could have passed us.  When we broke off for gas, we had to break huge ice chunks off our car - especially around the wheels.  Gas is $1.83/galon up in this tundra.  I was getting a headache - is that the first stage of snow blindness?  Can you go snow blind in white-out conditions?  I guess it wouldn't be a true Minnesota visit without a blizzard!