awesome ! ) and freaking cold ! Luckily we had a few gentlemen with us ( Holger , I love you for offering your jacket * hug*).We waited another twenty minutes until the worst had passed and then cruised on the remaining ... what the heck ?

Question: What   feasible event or situation led to them having to delay continuing on for some time ?
Answer: There were precipitous traffic conditions that caused them to delayThe author wanted warm up before they continued onThey were probably experiencing inclement weather conditionsNone of the above choices .