Yesterday was my second visit to the barren border crossing up at the junction of Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The border is very sparsely populated. It is especially so in Kuwait.
There are literally no homes until you get within about 45 miles of Kuwait City. Just about everyone in the entire country seem to live in the city or it’s suburbs. The Kuwaiti highway between the border and Kuwait City is lined on both sides and down the middle with Acacia trees. The tree’s are short and stunted; probably due to the extreme heat and dryness in this area.
The highway also has lighting all the way to the Saudi border, which at night was very nice. Once you get into Saudi Arabia the desert is a black hole. Sometimes you can see signs of civilization miles and miles ahead of you and sometimes you can see nothing at all but the road and the occaisional vehicle. The stars are simply awesome and are always worth a stop.
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