The young man was protesting
I can relate sooo much with your sun! I had a terrible time as a child when we had to travel on the notoriously twisting roads of Crete and it didn't stop until I became the driver!
Beautiful place, it was worth the detour. Although, if it was so cold to kill the batteries, I would have thought it twice before I get out of the car :)
Happy New Year, best wishes to you and your men :)