Gerringong to Shoalhaven Heads ride - a change : October 5 2025

A different day lined up. My wife had some shopping missions up the coast. Drove up that way, get those done, did the shopping, have lunch together and got dropped off in Gerringong for a cycle home

Church in Gerringong on the way out of town - newly painted

View across to the Southern Tablelands with Cambewarra Mountain at the bottom

Norfolk pine framing across toward the sea

Now a sea view - been some years since I cycled this path - going the other way this time

View from Kingsford Smith Reserve in Gerrroa over Seven Mile Beach. Our place is at the far end of the beach

Took the back roads to loop back down to Croeked River Gerroa

Stopped off at Beach Road access to the beach to look for orchids - dyanella were plentiful

Had to look up this flower - a lily of some form - plentiful here but apparently rare

Did find the orchid of the day - pink form of caladenia catenata

Mushroom action on a fallen branch

Did find a few maroonhoods in a patch seen last time - makes the 2nd orchid type of the day - thinking pterostylis erecta

A bit more front on but not showing labellum - try the one behind

Good view of the labellum - the naming of these is confusing - erecta has the elongated helmet

Another photo of this lily - lots of them - ID being checked

Context photo for North Sand Loop - coastal palms there are - the name of our estate

Did find some caladenia on the way back - this one has some red bands and the pink colouring along the calli

No bands but got the pink colouring

A deeper pink with pink edging on the lobes. This orchid does hybridise with others - did not find a white form parent today - caldenia catenata plus variants day

Ride map for the day. Somehow Garmin dumped the front end of the ride - created the map with RidewithGPS - did the ride

Got to say Spiderman was hot when he got home

Shopping did include a key ingredient for beef with black bean sauce - made with Berry markets beans - the black bean sauce. Did drop some of my brother-in-law next day. He will enjoy that
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Cycling, Daily Activity, House Chores, Photowalking, Shopping

Height 183.0 cm		Weight 90.0 kg		Body Fat %
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