It was a crosswind from the West.

Today I am in Swift Current, SK and I brought out my bike to get in some training while I am here.  I rode out of town to the North, up the hill past the TV Station and to the tree. The idea of the ride was for a hill training session and did I ever get a surprise.  There were 56 kph wind gusts that tried to blow me off the road. It was a crosswind from the West that helped me as I was climbing the hill. I road up to the tree and stopped to enjoy the view.
I parked my bike under the tree so you can see the scale of it.

I road the hill a couple of times but it was so windy I couldn't stay down in my aero bars. I was going slower downhill than I did on the climb up! Deb and Darlene were out for a drive and grabbed these shots of me in action.

Later in the day, I went for a swim at the outdoor pool. I was cold, wet and raining.  The good thing was that once in the pool, I was pretty comfortable. The rest of the week I will be doing my swim workouts at this pool. It was kind of different and kind of fun.