the starry sky above me, horse powers below me, fifth day, two

After Austin I set off west again on the 290 towards Junction a town some 150 miles down the line, back on the I-10. I rented a cheap room there, chosing randomly a place along the road. The guy on the phone tells me that he will close office and leave my room open, keys inside and tv on, I can pay tomorrow. It is dark, outside Austin cars disappeared and I am alone with the road, speed limits are good, long stretches at 65 m/h slower at the urban centres. I switch off the radio and enjoy the car engine and the way it stays on the road on a relatively curvy road. High beam on, you drive gretly on these roads filled with refracting elements that tells you clearly the limits of the lines. Around me the dark landscape, when is the last time I drove in such darkness? Above me a sky full of stars nothwithstanding a bright half moon. At one point I would want a Dire Straits cd for the last 45 minutes drive. Junction is actually filled with cheap motels. I arrive at mine, quite exausthed, I did more than 600 miles today. My room is open, the tv set is on Fox News, ranting about Obama's socialism, we are in Texas.