Before leaving our campsite this morning, I met Oliver, a fellow camper who is bicycling from Vancouver to Quebec City. While sipping hot coffee, we chatted about the effects of wind, hills, etc. Great start for the day. Betty drives me the 50 or so miles south to my starting point, which is an old country church. 
Brendan picked this point to wait for me yesterday. He thought it was so distinctive that it would be easy to locate. It is the only building within site in any direction. The prairie rolls on to the horizon for 360 degrees, great billowing clouds tower overhead bringing to mind the term ‘Big Sky Country’. Wheat fields seem to dominate but large expanses of grassland pasture are a close second. Herds of cattle, mostly black angus dot the landscape. There seem to be a few hundred head in each herd and every couple of miles we see a few herds. On the drive down, we spot a fox in the ditch along side the road and later we see five antelope on a knoll (grazing 🙂 ).
Yesterday, I had a light tail wind, as I start today it is a light head wind; too bad. The first ten miles seem to fly by, then the wind increases a bit, maybe to 10 mph. That and the rolling hills seem to cause my left knee to ache. Hope this is only temporary, several months ago Doctor Tom Wachendorf and I were on a 30 mile ride and the same thing happened, it disappeared after a few days rest. Don’t know how riding everyday will affect it. 
Upon returning early this afternoon we decide to have dinner here in Swift Current at the Brew Pub. Good setting, outdoor patio, warm sun, cute waitress, good beer; forgot about my knee. Betty always likes dining out, gives her a break from all the RV chores. Brendan is always up for food and cold beer (actually “cold” is not a requirement)!