29 Oct 2023

Today we went for a bike ride. I rode Klyte's bike and she rode Nico's. They're ebikes which was good cause we rode up a very big hill, to Bonnet Vert picnic area. The view was spectacular. Even assisted, some bits were hard going, and I was very grateful for the fat tires of the mountain bike style. The roads were gravelly and sometimes we were just on a track. On the way down there were some nice corners. Hard on the wrists and arse though :)

After lunch we walked down to Klyte and Hubert's field and apple trees. We had two bags and broom with us. Klyte shook a tree and poked at some branches with the broom and we picked up the apples that fell. When we moved to the next tree Klyte asked if I could climb it to shake the branches like Hubert does. I scraped my knee a bit when I didn't quite make it up the first time cause a little branch I was holding onto broke but the second go I made it up and climbed further up to shake out lots of apples. Probably too many cause we struggled home carrying the two bags full, swapping hands every 20 m.

Almost picked up an apple with wasps in it. Mole-rat-thing tracks in the ground.

Marie-Rose (Hubert's mum) joined us for roast chicken and veggies. She brought around some weird pastry disks with sausage and cherry tomatoes baked on top. Not much of a cook? Great gardener though. Her roquette that we've been having in our salads was amazing.

12,265 steps

8.25 km

I'm sure it was actually more. My watch stopped recording stuff after we rode to the top of the hill.