My Actifit Report Card: October 4 2020

Another warm Hunter Valley day. Friends left after breakfast. Dithered about whether to ride to look for orchids my wife saw on Saturday. Did get out with 1230 start to train up for cycling in 30+C day. Stopped at a point to check if there was a bike path behind the rope fence.

Spied this bearded orchid.

And a few donkey orchids further down.

Close up

Tracked a little further in the bush to see more donkey orchids

And spied this onion orchid behind.

Close ups are hard - each flower is the size of a match head

A leaf held behind helps the camera to focus.

Another bearded orchid with a pollinator insect. I did not see that when I took the photo.

Walk a little further and see a sun orchid similar to the one I saw yesterday

Its colum cap colours are a bit different

Tracked back to the road and found this bearded orchid.

This is a big deal find as its colouring is very different to the C. robertsonii seen earlier. This could well be a new find of a hybrid not known

Close up

Kept on riding to check spots my wife had found. Could not find anything. Then asked GPS to navigate most direct route home. It did not feel right but I did it. I was at 25 kms when I turned and ended with a ride of 72 kms. Either I took a wrong turn or my version of direct is different. I need the training ahead of a big ride next week. 72 kms and 660 meters climbing at 32C.

Dinner: Thai style fish with black pepper sauce

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