Abilene has little to recommend it apart from the splendid Frontiers Texas museum and "experience". You too can caught in a buffalo stampede or a shoot-out in a bar. A very good trip through the history of Texas from Mammoths to Wyatt Earp via "Indians", outlaws and steer.
Then on the road towards Roswell. It took us fully half an hour to leave Abilene because of road works and the fact that the satnav knew best and kept sending us there. Then miles of nothing but flattish countryside, wind turbines, nodding donkeys (pumping oil - slowly; terrible stink) and fields of something unrecognisable... Sky turned grey on the northern horizon and I hoped for a thunderstorm. (Be careful what you wish for.). Grey sky moved towards us, thunder and llightning ("very very frightening") and by the time we stopped for "gas", The atmosphere was made of water, the temprerature dropped 35 deg F in a few minues and the pumps packed up. Thankfully the lady from the station helped us out but Peter ended up (no exaggeration) drenched. Then back on the road and within half an hour of running the heating at full blast, dry again. And the weather returned to hellish hot.
Tiday to the UFO museum (yes, I know we are sad.). We have not yet been abducted by small grey aliens.
After that, a leisurely drive to El paso, with Tucson Arizona tomorrow.
Kath: I fulfilled one of my "bucket list" wishes by driving along a straight road in the middle of nowhere. It just kept on going without a bend in sight (and rarely another car) - wonderful! I half expected to see Superman standing by the side of the road looking for a lift.
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