Sunday, 24 Apr '16, Annual early Autumn 'Brunch at Pearl Beach - Old Rattler home from Woy Woy'
Rollout by 7:45am from Hornsby carpark.  Catch Choo Choo at Woy Woy bound for Hornsby -  86km  -  ETR  1:33pm 

Or alight at Hawkesbury River station and cycle back adding 26km

All cyclists should target arriving at Mt White Road Warriors Café  1st Sag Stop at 9:20am.  If you are slow, start earlier. 

Nosh Stops:
Mt White Road Warriors Café                                        9:20am     -   30 min

Fish Shop at Pearl Beach                                             11:40am     -  35 min

Sag Stops:   
1st:       Wiseman's Ferry/Gosford roundabout           10:25am     -  5 min
2nd:      Kariong Shell garage                                        10:45am     -  5 min 

WHO, WHERE, WHEN:
Starting from Hornsby at 7:45am are Ride Organiser: Phil aka Bank Teller  0434 715.861 [1st Responder], Pete aka CampyAficinado [2nd Responder], Graham Goodman aka AnotherRuddyLawyer, Paul Berry, Chris Robinson, Paul McKinn, Jane aka NeoLuddite [3rd Responder], Jean aka ChiliDog [4th Responder] Tony aka Yorky [5th Responder], Tony aka Publican [6th Responder], will -

(I)     cycle on to Woy Woy (without visiting Pearl Beach) for lunch at Fishermans Wharf, thence catch a train back to Hornsby; or

(II)    cycle back from Mt White.  

, John aka Auckland, Bill aka Glasgow, Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller [4th Responder]
APOLOGIES:

If ya think you are 80% certain, e-mail Bank Teller, and he'll add ya to this list

1st Leg:  Hornsby to Mt White Road Warriors Café - 35km (95 min)

Rollout 7:45am from Hornsby train station car park [70m N of the Railway Hotel in Jersey St – N/W side of train station] for 500m Nth then L and 20m later R at lights onto Pacific H'way.

Continue N up Old Pacific H'way for 1st Nosh Stop from 9:20am (30 min) at Mt White Road Warriors Café.

Second Leg:  Mt White Road Warriors Café  to Kariong Shell garage - 19.2km (55 min)

9.50am -

• R Nth up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange around 10am; 

• R East to Gosford “Scenic Route”, remaining on Old Pac H'way, to intermittent sounds of chirping Bellbirds, crossing Mooney Mooney creek 4.1km later;

• Aheadclimb 6.1km and take a 1st Sag Stop (5 min) at the Wisemans Ferry/Gosford roundabout at Somersby Industrial Estate - keeping well to LHS; and

• R Sth for 700m on Wisemans Ferry Rd;

• L gradually ascending for 1.4km Old Pac H'way arriving at familiar Kariong Shell garage at 10:45am [55.3km] for 2nd Sag Stop (5 min).

Third Leg: Kariong to Pearl Beach - 18km  (50 min)

10:50am -

Initially flattish S/Eth along Woy Woy Rd, thence down the hill past Phegans' Bay twds Umina Beach. After approx 12.5km from the Shell Garage

• R into Rawson Rd for 100m and cross train tracks at level crossing;

• Ahead on Rawson Rd for 450m to Ocean Beach Rd;

• R into Ocean Beach Rd for 3km;

• R into Sydney Ave as it veers L for 100m;

• R into Hobart Ave for 200m;  

• L into Mt Ettalong Rd for about 3km where at the south end of beautiful Umina Beach, Mt Ettalong Rd changes to Patonga Drive.  Climb past "Mt Ettalong Lookout" for a further 1km;

• L into Pearl Beach Drive for 1.75km to unspoiled, but expensive Pearl Beach [heaps of Rich Near Deads and WOOFS (Well Off Older Folks) driving Bentleys 'n Mercs] for

2nd Nosh Stop (30 min) from 11:40am [76km] at Fish Shop at Pearl Beach.

Fourth Leg: Pearl Beach to Woy Woy station - 9.9km (25 min) - arrive at station by 12:45pm for 12:57pm 'Express' hourly services:

12:10pm -

• L  into Pearl Beach Drive retracing our path out of Pearl Beach up a mother of a hill along (gorgeous view of Pearl Beach on RHS) for 1.75km;

• R  back onto Patonga Drive/Mt Ettalong Rd for 3km;

• R  into Hobart for 200m;

• L  into Sydney Ave for 150m;

• L  into Ocean Beach Rd for 3.5km; and

• R  into Railway St for 500m to Woy Woy station to arrive at station by 12:45pm for 12:59pm 'Express' hourly services or 1:23pm hourly service.

ETR Hornsby 1:33pm.