Day 23 June 22 122km; 26°C and overcast; 195M vertical

Weyburn to Carlyle. We left Weburn at 9:45 and headed east on Highway 13 again. For the first time ever we had a strong head wind from the south-east. Instead of cruising at 30kph we were cruising at 20kph. The forecast said a 11kph south east wind; the reality was a 30-40kph south east wind. We battled the wind all day and we had to stop more often than usual. We did see some bends in the road to help keep the excitement level up. We even saw a hillock in what has been our flattest stage to date. More interesting than the bends and hillock were the pump jacks we saw scattered all over the countryside. We do not know the volume of oil pumped but just from the number of pumps working the volume must be significant. Many farmers have the mineral rights on their land still and our making big money for every pump jack on their land. Sadly for those who feel their heating bills are too expensive, we saw several burn-offs scattered near the roadside making big flames and loud noises.