THE SIGHTS & SMELLS OF TEXAS

We were able to pick up our trailer in Pharr very early Tuesday morning and started heading north. When I thought about this trip, I saw that we would be going from the very southern border of Texas to the very northern border of Texas. Basically Texas from bottom to top!  

The best thing about Texas has always been their sunsets and Tuesday evening we were able to see a good one. After driving all day and only getting halfway across this state we were happy to settle in for a good nights sleep.  

The interesting thing about this trip is that our routing took us on some back country roads. We saw everything you associate with Texas starting with cotton fields. Mile after mile of cotton fields. Then of course we saw cattle ranches with of course the great aroma of manure.

  

If the smell of the cattle wasn't bad enough, we came across the other thing Texas is known for......OIL. The smell of oil was so pungent in the air, I was glad to finally get upwind and leave those smells behind us.

  

We all know everything is big in Texas, so I finally got a chance to see segments of the large windmills up close. This picture does not even come close to showing you how large that piece of equipment is! That is one load I would never want to have.

We finally made it out of Texas Wednesday evening after two very long days of driving. Come to think of it on this particular trip we will have taken our boats from Mexico, across the USA and into Canada. We'll see what awaits us as we continue our journey.