•      Ride Leader/Organiser: Phil Johnston - 9498.3684

•       Hardcopy these instructions and bring on Sunday

•       Cyclists from the primary/longer departure point of Nth Turramurra do not pass the shorter Hornsby departure spot - usually meet them ascending Galston Rd just before 1st Nosh Stop at Andy's Cafe Nth Galston.

1st Leg: Nth Turra' 31km or Hornsby 16km to Grumpy's Cafe Nth Galston

¨        Longer Ride - Cinque Montagnes [94km]
Park in Valley Park Cres carpark on LHS (700m past Burns Rd) in Bobbin Head Rd Nth Turramurra to rollout at 6:45am from outside the Corner Cafe, for down/up Bobbin Head, arriving Kalkari Reserve for our 1st Sag Stop (5 min) after 9.9km around 6:53am.  Thence 4km along Bobbin Head Rd. 
Left into Belmont Pde. [becomes Royston Rd] hugging Asquith Golf Course on LHS. 
Join Pac. Highway after R into Baldwin St and cross over railway line at Asquith train station, then veer R at traffic lights continue SW and shortly R into Galston Rd and pedal twds Hornsby Heights.

¨        Shorter Ride - Trois Montagnes [65km]
Rollout Hornsby car-park [100m Nth/West of Railway Hotel in Jersey St] 7:25am -
*    Nth up Jersey St for 500m, 
*    L into Bridge Rd 40m to lights at Old Pacific H’way, 
*    R and pedal 700m Nth; and 
*    L at lights at Galston Rd and cycle twds Hornsby Heights.

Route now becomes common for both start points.  NNW thru Hornsby Heights and descend to Galston Gorge and climb 3km to Crosslands Rd. Then left for 1.1km and Right at roundabout into Arcadia Rd for 4km to Wylds Rd and 100m further on Grumpy's Cafe for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) arriving from 8:25am. 

2nd Leg: Grumpy's Cafe to Pie in the Sky - 30km

8:55am pedal Nth along Galston Rd/Arcadia Rd which changes to Bay Rd at pastoral Berrilee, where a few km later after passing the familiar Koppers Log KOM descend to picturesque Berowra Waters for our 2^nd Sag Stop (10 min) - ride on the punt. 
After another familiar climb, take a 3^rd Sag Stop (10 min) under cover at Pool Shop, before re-entering the Old Pacific H'way from Berowra Waters Rd. at 9:35am and cycle N past Cowan station and Pie in the Sky before descending to 'U' turn at Brooklyn Rd before climbing 3.85km back to Pie in the Sky at 10:50am for our 2^nd Nosh Stop (30 min).

3rd Leg: Pie in the Sky to Hornsby  19km or Nth Turra' shops  31km

11:20am commence return home Sth down Old Pacific H'way -

¨        enter Bobbin Head to Nth Turra' - ETR 12:45pm; or

¨        continue Sth onto Hornsby - ETR 12:05pm.

After 35km of cycling south down the Princes H'way and visiting the RTA blockade at north of Coledale, we backtracked 2km to Stanwell park where we again found Pepe's Corner Store open for business on a  morn' when there wasn't a lot else.

Our cafe/kiosk at Garie Beach, where there isn't a lot of choice.

Greg aka Grommet, KoalaBear, Katrina, ToothFairy in the masse START of the KOM Climb back to Sir Bertram Stevens Dr.

Grommet chomping into a biggish burger at Bundeena - that's a tong twister. 

Heineken, Katrina, TugBoat, BeanCounter, Grommet, Bank Teller, LongHaul, ToothFairy 'n KoalaBear at Audley Weir, where the weather had warmed-up

Footnote:  Scribe has added a Crew Profile Page for:

                             CLICK ON PIC, OR GO TO "Chores and Crew" page.

 BeanCounter                TugBoat          Happy for Crew to e-mail some further précis info to Scribe, 'cause Scribe deployed a lot of
                                                            "creative licence" in preparing the existing Crew Profiles Pages

Scribe's rap of Sunday, 26 Dec, Tour de Windsor - 12 crew - 101km

Yamaha admiring his 'sample', after a hard fought 49km leg to Windsor with a censorious Samurai backstage (or did we just catch Tony in between "you can trust me smiles") with the late John Bulshi circa Blues Brothers about to chomp into a Bacon and Egg Sandwich with a pair of shootin' irons.  What's wrong with using your paws like the rest of us?

We were joined by ToothFairy & Princess Caroline who had started from Porters Lookout Dural.

A new cafe at Windsor, The Bridge Cafe, was unearthed which has only been under new management for a week.  Service was a tad slow, 'cause our order was large.  However, the coffees kept comin' and comin' some more.  All female crew led by new owner Linda renders it a "must" for future Muggs' sorties west to Windsor.  Address 2/80 George St about 50m along on LHS.  And with a "BYO" label on the front window, maybe Muggs should arrange a w'end ride to/from Windsor to party Sat night with the "Brunette Brigade" to find-out what happens after dark at 2/80 George St.

The attractive brunette waitress (RHS of above pic) seemingly thought somethin' was a glowing down a yonder on our Samurai.

Cafe owner Lynda (LHS) with Muggs Scribe, Denis aka Dapper, ToothFairy, nonchalant Printer, Paul, Tornado, Phil, Samurai

The familiar Hornsby Heights bus shelter after the equally accustomed climb from Galston cement bridge to the bus shelter, with tyros Paul and Phil on RHS - these two know how to hammer. 

Pictures can be cruel.  If you had to caption a 'one liner' for the faces on the above motley lot, you wouldn't come up with too many cheery descriptions especially from Yamaha (2nd from LHS). 
Lets give it a go!  L to R:

Samurai - "When will he click that camera? 'cause I busted my balls over that 3.3km climb to the bus stop and I just want to get back to my jalopy!!!'"
Yamaha - "I think I've got something stuck up my ass!!!  And I don't think it feels good."

Bank Teller - "Don't know why I'm so cheery.  It must 've been the Rocket Fuel that I was on last night, 'cause I still came last on the KOM Climb from the bridge."

Printer -  "I just feel mellow!!!  Something to do with what I was smokin' a few hrs before dawn."

Dennis aka Dapper - "I'm not sure how I feel.  But when someone is clicking a camera, I'm all smiles."

New chums, Paul and Phil, on RHS - yet to be monikered, so too early to presume "mind-thoughts".

Scribe      28 Dec '04