Pay homage to the Big Red Fire Ball by witnessing its arrival from a Holy Place

5am Fri morn' 21 Dec '07 from West Head Gates - 4 definite starters thus far Bank Teller has regularly relied on a website which lists Sunrise Times over Sydney to determine Sunday ride Start Times. The above URL shows the shortest night's kip is Thurs nite 20 Dec, 'cause it's the Summer Solstice, when the Big Red `Fire` Ball peeps-up from out of the ocean without a smidgeon of steam at 5:40am on Friday morn' and stays up 'til 8:06pm Friday nite. (The World is Flat and don't be fooled by Galileo and all those astronomers.) A few years ago, following a bout of insomnia, Dieter 'n Helga aka Blonde Bombshell pedaled out to West Head when it was dark 'n quiet, to evidence the sunrise over the ocean. 12 months ago, Dieter, Gene aka KoalaBear, and Bank Teller similarly paid homage at The Headland. They reckon it was magic! So long as it isn't raining, shortly prior to the finito of the Shortest Night Dieter, Helga, KoalaBear and The Teller will again park at the entrance gates to West Head, Cnr Liberator General San Martin Drive and West Head Rd, by five bells, and pedal under LED white lights the familiar, lumpy twelve clicks to West Head to worship the Big Red `Fire` *Ball. Ian M. is another likley starter. Thru the ages the 'witch doctors'* from many cultures, creeds and tribes' worshiped Heap Plenty Powerful Gods like the Big Red `Fire` Ball.**
Tide and Moon predictions for Sydney (Fort Denison) After returning to The Gates thereby completing 24km, we drive back to Pattisons Patisserie St Ives arriving 6:45am (15 mins after it opens) for brekkie. If you aren't due at your Slave Slab thereafter, you might opt to get in some more clicks after chow. Merit may exist in you joining us at The Gates to West Head by 5:00am on Wed morn' 21 Dec to also pay deference to the most powerful energy force man can eye-ball, 'cause you never know what Force may call the shots in the next life.

That thin horizontal line of dark cloud on the horizon was the reason why it was still as black as pitch at the West Head Gates at scheduled sunrise, coupled with there being a thin layer of high cloud and no moon.

Dieter, too knackered to smile has he had hightailed it out for the 5:40am sunrise, only to find we had to wait another 5 mins before the Big Red Fire Ball peeped above that black cloud.	Phil arrived at a more leisurely pace.

Risk Warning: Moon Light provides insufficient light to cycle to West Head. A cyclist needs a strong white light affixed to his handle bar or helmet to see ahead. Otherwise, you could come a cropper.