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Sunday, 2 Nov Brunch at Pearl Beach - Old Rattler home:

*    7:30am from Hornsby [85km] - ETR   1:06pm; or 

*    7:50am from Berowra [73km] - ETR 12:57pm

• Several Muggs' riders asked for a dedicated ride this Sunday, as they are not doing the Gong Ride

• Ride Organiser:  Phil Johnston - 9498.3684 hm

• Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

• Cycle two abreast at own risk.  Keep well to LHS on single lane roads

• Get off the road at Sag Stops

• Maintain your membership of Bicycle NSW for Public Liability cover in case another Mugg sues you for riding negligence

www.cityrail.com.au "Trackwork Menu" reports no train disruptions this Sunday on Northern, North Shore or Wyong lines.

1st Leg: Hornsby to Mt White Store - 35km (85 min)

¨               By 7:20am park at Hornsby train station car park [70m N of the Railway Hotel in Jersey St – N/W side of train station] to rollout at 7:30am for 400m Nth then L and 20m later R at lights onto Pacific H'way; or

¨               commence by 7:50am (before the convoy) on Old Pacific H'way opposite Berowra train station carpark.

Continue N up Old Pacific H'way to 1st Nosh Stop from 8:55am (25 min from 1st arrivals) at Mt White Road Warriors Cafe.

Second Leg: Mt White Village Store to Kariong Shell garage - 19.2km (52 min)

9:20am -

• R Nth up Old Pac H'way for 6.2km to Calga Interchange around 9:40am Sign Post (1 min); 

• 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;

• climb 6.1km and take a Sag Stop (3 min) at the Wisemans Ferry/Gosford roundabout at Somersby Industrial Estate - keeping well to LHS; and

• R Sth for 700m on Wisemans Ferry Rd, then L gradually ascending for 1.4km Old Pac H'way arriving at familiar Kariong Shell garage at 10:20am [54.2km] for Sag Stop (5 min).

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

10:25am -

• 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 cross train tracks at level crossing and road becomes Rawson Rd.

• 400m later cross Ocean Beach Rd and continue ahead for 250m when road becomes Allfield Rd for 200m.

• R into Blackwall Rd/Memorial Ave/Barrenjoey Rd for 3km and take Sag Stop (3 min) from 11:05am 50m after Warrah St  [Keep well to the left side of passing traffic].

• Next R into West St for 1km.

• It then changes to Sydney Ave as it veers L for 100m.

• R into Hobart Ave for 200m.  

• L into Mt Ettalong Rd for about 3km.  

• At the Sth. 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 Filthy Rich “near deads” and WOOFS (Well Off Older Folks) driving Bentleys 'n Mercs].

2^nd Nosh Stop (25 min) from 11:15am [74.7km] where Burgers 'n Cokes can be got at the store at left and behind the too expensive Sit ‘N’ Chat Beach Café.

Fourth Leg: Pearl Beach to Woy Woy station - 9.9km (25 min) - arrive at station by 12:20pm for 12:26pm 'all-stops':

11:50am -

• 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 Mt Ettalong Rd for 3.2km;

• R  into Hobart for 200m;

• L  into Sydney Ave for 150m;

• L  into Ocean Beach Rd for 4km; and

• R  into Railway St for 600m to Woy Woy station:

·   express at 12:02pm arrive Hornsby at 12:36pm; or

·    all stops at 12:26pm arrive Berowra at 12:57pm and Hornsby at 1:06pm; or

·   express at 1:02pm arrive Hornsby at 1:36pm; or

·    all stops at 1:26pm arrive Berowra at 1:57pm and Hornsby at 2:06pm; or

·   express at 2:02pm arrive Hornsby at 2:36pm; or

·      all stops at 2:26pm arrive Berowra at 2:57pm and Hornsby at :06pm; or

·     express at 3:02pm arrive Hornsby at 3:36pm.

Bank Teller's rap-up of Hornsby to Wyong - 94km

Plans to include the 52km adjunct to/from Spencer got jettisoned at Mt White having experienced a moist 1st leg to the Road Warriors' cafe.

Check those shocker pink-stripped knicks on Yamaha, who copped a real serve from Ros for lowering the tone of Muggs' rides, if getting any lower is possible.

Perhaps Yamaha wears them cause they go fast, as Pete clocked a 17:58 PB on the KOM ascent from Cheero Point Rd to the 2nd Mt White sign.  Ros clocked 21:02 with Brian 22m and Scribe 23:38 albeit he only commenced at Cowan and trundled to the Cheero Point Rd Start.

A pensive Bazza left of screen.
Bazza and Scribe toiled-up Bumble Hill in 24:20 and 26:40 respectively, well off Yamaha's PB of 18:03 and Heineken's 18:33

Only ToothFairy, Samurai, Rocket, Bazza and Scribe carried on North, with Whippet, Adam 'n Eve, Yamaha, Flaxen 'et al' reverting south. We missed the train at Wyong by a hair's breath, but caught-up on a pearler of a restaurant across the street from Wyong station which serves grand Arabian coffee, with waiter staff rendering you feeling like royalty.  Check out the Chech waiter who is a gem.  If we can work-out a cycle route around Wyong, Muggs could do worse than have a w'end cycling in the Wyong region, just to have a night at Spencer's Restaurant - that's how good the joint is.

Scribe    26 Oct ‘03

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