Drive Through Spain's Dry Plains

On a Saturday morning, with few trucks on the highway and empty bar parking lots, the journey left northern clouds behind. Radio coverage discussed Morocco's national team, noting its potential for surprise while listing countries as if in a board game. freshyourfeel.org

After passing the last mountains, the landscape turned from green to yellow as the car entered the dry plains of the Meseta. The dryness seemed to crack through the car window, and within kilometers, the thermometer almost doubled its degrees.