Today was mostly driving. We both know the road well until we get to Abilene since we drove it so many times going back and forth to ASU. But once we got past Abilene, it was a mostly new experience for us.
From Abilene until Stanton, we saw lots of wind turbines and cotton fields.
As we got closer to Midland, the scenery switched to oilfields, industrial complexes, and the skyline of downtown Midland. The Permian Basin has lots of RV parks where the oilfield workers live!
After we left Odessa, we had our fun thing to do today: Monahans Sandhills State Park.
It's not a large state park, but it is definitely unique.
The park rents discs for surfing and sliding on the dunes, and we watched a family do just that. We tried to recreate our photos from the desert safari in Dubai!
The dunes here are pretty. They have some vegetation in them, and I loved the blue sky and cirrus clouds. The sand is also very fine and soft. It's not like the sand at the beach, or in the UAE.
We then drove down to Fort Stockton, where we are staying for the night. The hotel is free, thanks to my booking most of our Middle East hotels through hotels.com! Score!
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