We arrived in Burleson Texas this afternoon. We chose Berleson because Ken and Nancy live here. We met them in Newfoundland last year and when we were looking for places to stop as we cut across Texas we decided to stop here and see them.
We have been driving across Texas for two days (~550k each day) and we still have about 360 k (225 miles) to go. So Texas is big - how big - well Texas is 268,580 square miles, in comparison BC is 364,764 square miles, so Texas is about 2/3 the size of BC. Texas is wide where BC is long.
Texas is also flat. Driving is easy if the wind is not up - we spent all day in 5th with the cruise control set at 100kph - the only times I had to shift were when we pulled over for coffee and lunch. The driving has been easy enough the Kathie even offered to drive yesterday.
The place we stayed at last night was a campsite for the oil field workers. The fellow beside us was looking for work as a commercial truck driver. He has just lost the lease on his ranch in Montana and is living in the trailer park with his dog. The 8 year old dog (Jill) was a ranch dog so had never had a collar on. It is having a hard time adjusting to life off the ranch.
The area we stayed in last night was very busy and noisy. It was in the middle of the oil fields and the plants around it run 24 hours a day. Our trailer is quiet because it has double pane windows and good insulation. The insulation will be a good thing tonight as the temperature is supposed to get down to -2 and -4 over the next couple of days.
The scenery changed during the day. Early in the day we had the fields of oil pumps and miles of wind mills. Everything else was sand and sagebrush. Later in the day we started to get green fields, farms and some trees - not tall ones but a welcome break from the sand and sagebrush.
We will stay here for a couple of days to rest before we head down to the coast and New Orleans.
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