Now in Winnipeg

Yesterday I  rode south east from Speedy Creek to Estevan passing through some immense fields of grain and other crops. Many of the fields extend from the side of the highway to as far as you can see.  Here's an example of a wheat field. Check out the nice morning sky.

All of a sudden I notice this curious parade of trucks being marshalled in a driveway to assist in moving a house; not a sight we see much back home. I wonder why and where they were taking it.

On my way to Estevan I had decided to ride through Gravelbourg which is in the heartland of Franco-Manitoba.  The former "Couvent Jesus-Marie" is now the town's primary school.

And the bishop's residence which is next to a co-cathedral is a B&B.

I couldn't resist riding around the town of

while there were none on display, there was this children's park across the street from the grain elevator.

to say that traffic was light on the secondary highways I rode is a bit of an understatement. Here, from the center of the road is where I came from

and where I was headed.

And off to the side here's another of those field and sky views that so please the eye.

The village of Gainsborough is, as the sign points out, the oldest incorporated village in Saskatchewan.

Its main street has as many empty buildings as occupied ones.

Christ Church Anglican Church that dates back to 1897 is still used

But sadly the cinema next door has closed its doors for good.

As you approach Estevan, Saskatchewan's Energy Capital, you since more and more drill rigs punching new holes and pumps drawing up the liquid gold.

Today's ride from Estevan to Winnipeg was mostly oh Highway 2 and I managed to somehow miss the rain which I could see pouring down from dark clouds on either side of the highway. That was sweet. While the motel I am staying at on the Pembina Highway is very close to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers new home field, the television in the room did not have TSN. I was forced to watch our team lose another close game at home against the Bombers on my computer. The smaller screen did not make the result any better.