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Sunday, 26 Aug '07 7:25am from Jersey St carpark Hornsby to St Ives carpark for 7:55am rollout for "Brekkie at Bayview Marina - Brunch at Akuna Bay" - 102km from Hornsby (ETR 1:45pm) or 91km from St Ives (ETR 1:30pm)

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Bank Teller will be Jersey St carpark NW side of station at 7:25am to escort any starters who are unfamiliar with below route to St Ives carpark -

L	Jersey St	0.2	Roundabout.
A	Station St	0.2	Old Pacific H'way
L	Old Pacific H'way	0.3	Leonard St
L	Leonard St / Pattison Ave	0.2	Alexandria Pde/Millewa Ave
L	Alexandria Pde/Millewa Ave	2.9	Bangalla St
L	Bangalla St	0.7	Eastern Rd
R	Eastern Rd	0.3	Brentwood/Boomerang Ave
L	Brentwood/Boomerang Ave	2.1	Mona Vale Rd
L	Mona Vale Rd	0.7	St Ives car park

7:55am -

	E along Mona Vale Rd for 6.7km,
	L [opposite Forest Way - at Mona Vale Fruit Barn] into Myoora Rd and take a 1st Sag Stop (3 min),
	Ahead 3km along Myoor Larool Rd,
	L into Tepko Rd (75m short of Booralie Rd) for 400m,
	L into Booralie Rd, 'n pedal like "shit out of Shanghai" 5.7km flat/fast stretch past Terrey Hills Golf Course and rifle range to Duffy's Forest (amidst real pigs, goats, horses 'n cows),
	"U"- turn at the dead-end of Cow Corner – NOTE: turn around as soon as you see faster cyclists returning.  Continue past Terrey Hills neighbourhood shopping centre, thru roundabout and take 2nd Sag Stop (5 min) from 8:50am outside Thai Restaurant at top of McCarrs Creek Rd - muster on LHS of white road line under tree cover.

3rd Leg:  Terrey Hills Thai Restaurant  to  West Head - 18.6km (agg. 41.3km) - 50 min

 

• Descend McCarrs Creek Rd and enter Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park 3.2km to "V" (dual entrances to the park),

• R fork - anti clockwise and further descend McCarrs Creek Rd for 2km,

• L at McCarrs Creek bridge for 1.4km to T juncture (Akuna Bay Marina is 2.8km downhill on LHS).

• Ahead along West Head Rd for 12km to The Headland for 1st Nosh Stop (15 min) from 9:40am [41.3km] - pack nibbles, ‘cause we take a gawk at the majestic, shimmering peninsula - Pittwater/Lion Island.

9:55am -

• Retrace 13.4km to McCarrs Creek bridge,

• hook a L into McCarrs Creek Rd at 9:52am [52.5km] for 7.5km passing Church Point arriving at Bayview Marina Kiosk at 10:45am for 2nd Nosh Stop [60km] 9979.5782ph (30min).

5th Leg: Bayview Marina to Akuna Bay  - 12.8km (agg 75.2km) - 45 min

Over Brunch we will ascertain who, at 11:15am, is  -

	cycling 21km back up McCarrs Creek Rd and onto St Ives - ETR 12:20pm [83km]; and
	cycling 7.4km up McCarrs Creek, taking a R to loop Akuna Bay anti-clock, a further 4.5km for Brunch 3rd Nosh Stop (30 min) at Akuna Bay from 11:55am [73km].

• Myoor Larool Rd after passing the Mona Vale Fruit Barn, or 

• the tunnel under Mona Vale Rd.  

Thence, it is a rapid-fire 6.6km stretch to St Ives - ETR 1:30pm.  

Last Sunday's scheduled Tour de Windsor ride was a wash-out

Jean aka DishPig, who has finally recovered from the Mother of all Flue Colds" phoned me at 6am informing it was to wet to ride from Balmain.  Laurence aka Tyro SMS'd me shortly thereafter.  Gene aka Koala Bear, who has been awaiting a flatish ride to test out his Dicky Knee, told me the nite before that he'd be at Vimiera Rd if the weather was dry.  I rode to Vimiera Rd carpark where fortunately no one else showed up.  Separately, Rex touched base with a few cyclists incl Arno and Guy and agreed the weather wasn't inviting.

Scribe     20 Aug 2007