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| Muggaccino Pedlars - The Bullsheet Sunday, 10 Feb,
7am from St Ives for Brunch at Warriewood
Beach - 87km * Phil J. - 9498.3684 hm or 9312.3319 wk * Brian Willis - 9807.6439 hm Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday 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). Returning via Powder Works Rd and Mona Vale Rd. ETR St Ives 12:15pm. Rap-Up of Sunday, 3 Feb, rain affected "Hornsby to Woy Woy – Old Rattler home" - 67.5km Notwithstanding a forecast of intermittent showers, 8 crew gathered at Hornsby “around 7am", albeit in no particular order or time, and made it “hardly wet” to Mt White Bikie Hangout on schedule at 8:20am after 35km. We chewed the fat fleetingly with Hoss, Hefty and Whiskers accompanied by a large Cyclops contingent. BackPacker, Bazza ‘n Caroline had to return south for chores. So a leaner team of Stephen aka Volkswagen (as an Audax veteran he can go forever), Scribe, Publican, Navigator and Whippet pedaled to Kariong, via Calga Interchange, and along the Scenic Route amidst copious Bellbirds pinging. We re-gathered at 9:30am at Shell Garage Kariong after 53km hitherto still relatively dry. However, alas on the 14km predominately downhill stretch along Woy Woy Rd, the skies veritably opened. But with an air temp around 24o no one was complaining. With "good weather for ducks" not abating, we jettisoned the scheduled adjunct to Pearl Beach and hooked a L for a very early 10:45am lunch of fish ‘n chips at the re-furbished 7Cs Seafood Café after 67.5 km. Unlike the hustle ‘n bustle normally associated with the popular lunchtime haunt for lower Central Coasters laden with billy lids, “you could have shot off an elephant gun and not hit anyone” such was the deteriorating weather conditions. After a feed noticeably deficient of fried grease, we managed to catch the 11:32 all stops. Bank Teller ‘n Volkswagen disembarked the Old Rattler at Hawkesbury River train station and scaled the familiar 3.9km elevation to Pie in the Sky for a further caffeine fix, thence ‘twas back into the saddle. Hardly a memorable ride for any of the right reasons, but a worthwhile hit-out on a day which deteriorated. Postscript Don't know whether The Scribe was more sluggish than normal. However, by comparison The Publican pedaled like Shit out of Shanghai, impersonating a veritable Spring Chicken scampering to scoff all the pellets at feed time, resembling a 2 Year Old Yearling with Phar Lap blood lines in the Golden Slipper over Six Furlongs. Tony seemed like the ZenMan in the Zone, on a Mission from God, with a Tiger in his Tank. Must suss out what Rocket Fuel he is partial to, as can't imagine his form improvement was due to abstinence. But be warned. When the Rubber Hits the Road, watch out for the new, improved Publican to steal a lead on Ya! Sunday, 17 Feb, Windsor via GreenShades Nursery and Pitt Town Rd, returning via Cattai Ridge Rd - 110km from Turra' or 90km from Hornsby or 59km from GreenShades Galston Turra' 7:10am rollout via Bobbin Hd,
or Hornsby 7:55am rollout, Scribe 'n Whippet 4 Feb ‘02 |
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