The disaster

As with every trip of ours, things just have to go wrong somewhere, just a matter of when 😆
As I started to turn the vehicle to go find the Galaxias Cave, we felt the car suddenly lower on all 4 wheels and then it just stopped moving.
Hristo went out to check what happened and the expressions on his face told me something was seriously wrong. I too got out and what I saw shocked even me.
All the 4 wheels of the vehicle were half inside what looked like quicksand covered with salt on top which was why we never saw this coming.
Irrespective of whether we tried front or reverse gear, the wheels just spun and the vehicle didn't move even a single mm.
There was no other vehicle nearby. So, the only option was to try and dig the vehicle out of muck. Hristo started digging with the spade while I started collecting stones and roots to put below the tyres.
After about an hour and a half of intense work, we managed to dig channels for all the 4 wheels and line them with roots and stones.
We tried to start the vehicle but still didn't move a single cm. The wheels would start spinning and the muck would cover the wheels providing zero grip.
By now, it was getting towards sunset and there still was no one around to help us. To top that, the nearest town was about 100 kms across the desolate salar salt plains with no roads marked.
We more or less prepared to continue digging and sleep in the car or the cave if things didn't work out till sunset.
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