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Sunday 24 Aug '08 - Start from either Hornsby or Porters Lookout to meet up at Windsor for 1st Nosh Stop at 9:40am with below alternative options for the 2nd Leg

i)          Hornsby station rollout 7:40am 51km via Galston Gorge and Pitt Town Rd arriving Macquarie Square Windsor at 9:50am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min)  Scribe is starting from Hornsby with Jean aka ChiliDog.  BakerBoy might join us.  Peter aka CampyAficionado is another starter if a fine day
Return via -
*        Cattai Ridge, Arcadia/Bay Rd, Berowra Ferry, Old Pacific H'way - 102km; or
*        Wilberforce, Sackville Ferry, Wisemans Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston Gorge - 133km

OR

ii)         Porter's Lookout, Dural by 7:55am to cycle 38km to Windsor to arrive at 5:40am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min)
Thence Tour de Freeman's Reach, Nth Richmond, Lowlands, Cornwallis via 36km clockwise loop north
Thence return via Cattai Ridge Rd to Porter's Lookout -  34km -  agg 108km - ETR 2:45pm  Harry aka KayakMan is starting from Porter's Lookout, Dural

Ø   No trackwork on Western Train Line to/from Windsor

Ø   Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday

Ø   Expend 5 min studying your street directory for the 36km clockwise 2nd Leg loop from Windsor, Freeman's Reach, Richmond Lowlands, Cornwallis, returning to Windsor which is beaut

Ø   Don't ride two abreast on single lane roads with an unbroken centre line

Ø   Cycling without Public Liability cover is as silly as driving without 3rd Party - join Bicycle NSW or Bike Vic for PL insurance, or upgrade your household policy to include PL beyond your front fence, so that all Muggs are better protected, 'cause if you cause a serious accident it could cost you upwards of $1m in PL claims by the injured party, which could be a fellow cyclist

Ø   When passing a fellow Mugg, always provide a metre clearance.  If you can't, or are passing on the inside, you MUST call out loudly eg. "passing inside" etc

i) above detailed below:

Hornsby station to Windsor, via Galston Gorge and Pitt Town Rd arriving Macquarie Square Windsor at 9:50am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) -  52km
7:40am rollout from Hornsby car-park N/W of station [80m N of Railway Hotel in Jersey St]:

Arrive Macquarie Place Windsor at 9:50am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).

i) above alternate "Return Back to Start" options are detailed in embedded URLs in the heading above

*           Cattai Ridge, Arcadia/Bay Rd, Berowra Ferry, Old Pacific H'way - 102km; or

*           Wilberforce, Sackville Ferry, Wisemans Ferry Rd, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston Gorge - 133km

ii) above detailed below:

Porter's Lookout Dural to Windsor, via Pitt Town Rd arriving Macquarie Square Windsor at 9:50am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min) -  38km
7:55am rollout from Porter's Lookout, Dural:

Arrive Macquarie Place Windsor at 9:50am for 1st Nosh Stop (30 min).

2nd Leg for ii) above: Windsor, Freeman's Reach, Richmond,  Lowlands, Cornwallis, Windsor -  34km - 105 min

10:20am rollout of Windsor:  

Dir	Road name	Distance	Next road	Agg km
L	Bridge St	0.3	Freemans Reach Rd	23.6
A	Freemans Reach Rd	6.7	Gorricks Lane	29.1
R	Hibberts Lane	2.0	Kurmond Rd	31.2
L	Kurmond Rd	1.8	Terrace Rd	33.3
A	Kurmond Rd	7.2	Slopes Rd	40.5
L	Slopes Rd	3.8	Crooked Lane	44.3
R	Crooked Lane	0.7	Bells Line Rd/Kurrajong Rd	45.0
L	Bells Line of Rd/Kurrajong Rd	2.1	Old Kurrajong Rd	47.1
L	Old Kurrajong Rd	1.2	Triangle Lane	48.3
L	Triangle Lane	1.5	Powells Lane	49.8
A	Powells Lane	1.6	Edward Rd	51.4
R	Edward Rd	2.5	Cornwells Lane	53.9
R	Cornwells Lane	0.3	Cornwallis Rd	54.2
R	Cornwallis Rd	6.0	Greenway Cres	60.2
L	Greenway Cres	0.2	Moses St	60.4
R	Moses St	0.2	Cox St	60.6
A	Cox St	0.1	Brahan St	60.7
L	Brahan St	0.2	George St.	60.9
R	George St.	0.1	Windsor station	61.0

3rd Leg for ii) above: Windsor, Cattai Ridge Rd, Old Northern Rd to Porters Lookout Dural  -  34km - 90 min

After 2nd Nosh Stop in Windsor, rollout at 1:20pm  - ETR Porter's Lookout  Dural 2:45pm

Bank Teller's rap-up of A Whale of a Ride - Hornsby, St Ives, Duffys Forest, Cottage Point, Illawong Bay, Akuna Bay, Bayview Marina, Church Point 'n home - 85km - 7 cyclists

Above 'n below pics en route to Cottage Point

L to R   Steve P., PacificPete, BankTeller, David aka TreeHugger and Jean aka ChiliDog who rode a 220km Audax Qualifier yesterday (Saturday) and then backed-up to ride from his Rozelle digs at 6:30am this morning (Sunday) to join this ride - Jean is an Animal

Bayview Marina 1st Nosh Stop

A Whale Fin sighted off Church Point Pasadena Hotel

Coffee with Ann aka ToothFairy and here Pommy brother, Chris, where we sighted the above whale roaming in Pittwater

 Scribe   17 Aug '08