Today was a little more normal. I got away late at about 9 am but it was nice to sleep in a bit. It was fairly cold and raining when I left but there was promise of a nicer day in the forecast. At least it was warmer than yesterday and not nearly as windy.
The day's ride was split in two by Brandon. From Virden to Brandon, the scenery was similar to the last few days. Very few hills and mostly farmland. After Brandon, it was more rolling hills and increasing tree cover, less farmland.
My pace was fairly average covering 143 km in 5:45 (not including stops). That was an hour more cycling than yesterday to cover 26 km less. Wind direction can make a big difference. I also found myself to be less energetic today. I find that after a particularly energetic day like yesterday, the following day is less so. I guess I took more out of myself yesterday that I realized.
I have covered enough ground since Regina that I have removed one riding day getting to Winnipeg. We should be there tomorrow.
At 37.4 km east of Brandon a Google street view camera car passed me. In a couple of months I will have to check the street view of that stretch of road to see if I can find myself!
I had my second flat today. This afternoon, about 20 km from Sidney I could hear a 
high pressure hissing from my rear tire just after running through a lot of debris. I stopped but could no longer hear the air and the tire remain pressurised. I continued on but about 2 km further down the road, it finally lost enough air that I had to fix it. I checked for any sharp objects still embedded in the tire and then put in another tube. About 1 km further down the road, the tire started to go flat again. The tube I put in was not holding air. I checked the tire more carefully and I installed my last tube and hoped it would hold. It did.
I had checked my rear tire a couple of days ago and noticed that it was nearing the end of its life. Today, when I looked at it, it hard worn down to the cords almost all the way around. It's cut and has many small holes in it. It likely did not take much to puncture it today given its state. I am pretty sure it will make it to Winnipeg tomorrow where I know I can get the same tire.
It is another 140 km to Winnipeg tomorrow. We've not yet nailed down where we will stay so the actual distance might be more or less.