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Sunday, 3 Feb, "Hornsby to Pearl Beach – Old Rattler" from Woy Woy back to Hornsby - 92kms from Hornsby or 78km from Cowan - ETR Hornsby 1:36pm

Ride Leaders:

*    Phil J.         - 9498.3684 hm or 9312.3319 wk

*    Brian Willis - 9807.6439 hm

Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

There are no train disruptions due to track work this Sunday on the Wyong line below Fassifern, which is N of Woy Woy and therefore doesn’t affect us.

¨              Cycle at 7am from Hornsby train station car park [70m N of the Railway Hotel in Jersey St – N/W side of train station]; or

¨              pick-up the convoy at 7:40am on Old Pacific H'way at Cowan train station carpark.

Our 1st Nosh Stop is from 8:25am [30 mins] at Mt White Village Store [35km].

We roll out off the bucolic Village Store around 8:55am.  6.5km later, around 9:10am we take a fleeting 1st Sag Stop [2 min], at Calga Interchange.  We then take the Gosford “Scenic Route” to the intermittent sounds of chirping Bellbird arriving at familiar Kariong Shell garage at 9:55am for a 2^nd (abbreviated) Nosh Stop [15 mins] and then pedal down the hill along Woy Woy Rd twds Umina Beach.  After approx 14.5km we R into Rawson Rd and 150m later R into Ocean Beach Rd for 3km.

Our 2^nd Sag Stop from 10:45am [5 mins] to re-group is just after turning R into Sydney Ave for 100m, after which we R into Hobart Ave for 50m.  We then L into Mt Ettalong Rd for about 3km.  At the southern end of beautiful Umina Beach road changes to Patonga Drive where we climb past "Mt Ettalong Lookout" for a further 1km, and L into Pearl Beach Drive which leads us to pristine, but expensive Pearl Beach (except for the abundance of Filthy Rich driving their Mercs and array of “near deads”).

From 11:30am we take our 3^rd Nosh Stop [45 mins] at the not cheap, but delightful Sit ‘N’ Chat Beach Café (4341.3686 ph) nestled in a sunny, snotty spot.

By 12:15am we retrace our path cycling nine clicks initially up a mother of a hill out of Pearl Beach, then R back onto Patonga Drive to descend back to Woy Woy and catch a train:

·      express at 12:02pm arriving Hornsby at 12:36pm; or

·      all stops at 12:26pm arriving Cowan at 12:52pm and Hornsby at 1:06pm; or

·   express at 1:02pm arriving Hornsby at 1:36pm; or

·      all stops at 1:36pm arriving Cowan at 1:52pm and Hornsby at 2:06pm; or

·      express at 2:02pm arriving Hornsby at 2:36pm.

Whippet's fleeting rap-up of Bike North's "Northern Beaches & Back Roads" with Manly Ferry to Circular Quay, thence Harbour Bridge to Nth Sydney, Naremburn, Lane Cove Park, M2, Browns Water Hole & climb back to Turramurra

After a pre-ride briefing, Graeme Edwards, led a large band of regular Bike Northers out from Turra' station on schedule at 7:45am with the initial re-group at McCarrs Creek Rd Terrey Hills where the below pic was snapped.

The 30 min run down McCarrs Creek Rd to Church Point evidenced Temperate Tony limp in with a flat.  Whippet was chuffed at 30.9km ave, albeit a deficit of big hills.

The coastal route, led us thru Mona Vale and via Mona Vale Hospital along the beach road.  Shortly thereafter, Bazza, Temperate and Bank Teller bade the group au revoir and took an early Nosh Stop at Nautilus Café overlooking Warriewood Beach.  Teller reported that perhaps a reaction to a dearth of female crew typically succumbing to calorie laced tarts, the three lads chomped into cakes 'n coffee.

Prior to returning via Mona Vale Rd they met Pacific Pete who was catching some clicks with a few of his starters for his Victoria ride next April.

The main group continued on past Dee Why, Curl Curl beaches, bays, lagoons & headlands, with lots of ups 'n downs before we refueled at Manly, where the surf carnival was in full swing, but it was time to catch a ferry.

We remounted and cycled over the cycle path on the "The Bridge" to North Sydney, Naremburn taking the cycleway to Artarmon, Lane Cove River Park to the M2, Browns Water Hole before a tough climb up to Turra’.

Sunday, 10 Feb, Brunch at Warriewood Beach - 87km 
St Ives car park, Mona Vale Rd opp Stanley St at 7am. via Terrey Hills, Duffy's Forest, West Head (15 min Sag Stop). returning to McCarrs Creek Rd where we L twds Church Point, past Mona Vale Rd cemetery to cafe overlooking Warriewood Beach from 10:30am (35 min Nosh Stop).  Return via Powder Works Rd and Mona Vale Rd.  ETR St Ives 12:15pm.

Scribe 'n Whippet    28 Jan ‘02