The Time I Got Stranded in the Middle of Nowhere While Shooting a Project

As the semester comes to a close, the due date for my Digital I final comes closer and closer. It's been quite an adventure thus far with deciding what I was going to shoot and what it was going to represent. Last weekend, I made a lot of progress towards it and got seven photographs for my final, so I only needed to get three more this weekend.
I decided to go to one of my favorite photo spots in Head of the Harbor. Since my car doesn't have four-wheel drive and the spot is super rocky and sandy, my dad drove me with his and took some photos too.
I was able to get a few shots that I liked, but was quickly losing all of my body heat, so I asked to go home. My dad and I hopped in his Ford Explorer and were ready to take off when he took out his keys and... oh no... the car key snapped in half.
Of course, we were in the middle of nowhere in Head of the Harbor, so there was a lack of cell service. So, it was freezing cold, we couldn't start the car, and we couldn't call home. It was pretty awful.
Eventually, my dad was able to find a few bars to call my mom and have her bring over the spare key, so we were saved, but it was still a slightly traumatic experience. Well, at least I got some photos for my final, so I guess it was worth it.