Our first experience on American roads

Car checked, bottles of water on board and a quick briefing not to get too carried away on the drive to the hotel and we are pulling out onto American highways in groups of 6 to be taken to the hotel. At this point I realise any maps I have are in my luggage so I am now relying on following the man in front.....no pressure then. The first thing we notice about Texas is the obsession with 4x4 trucks, they are everywhere. The highways are vast and everything is bigger than us. We diced with the afternoon rush hour traffic for an hour in 34 degree heat and to be fair most of the locals were very friendly.