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The Bullsheet
Sunrise 5:49am
Annual New Year's
Day, Sunday, 1
Jan '23, 8:05am
from
Sutherland Leisure Centre - Tour de Wollongong,
thence catch
Iron Horse from Nth Wollongong back to Waterfall, drop down McKell Ave to
cycle up thru RNP to Sutherland
-
88.8km –
ETR 2:20pm (7:24am train from Town
Hall station (Platform 4) arrives at Sutherland station at 8:00am)
Shorten ride to -
* 47km by
cycling west to Bulli train station, after our visit to Ruby's Cafe
on Bulli Beach
; or
* 60km by
staying on the train from Nth Wollongong back to Sutherland station
Start 40 mins earlier at
7:30am if you are entering RNP at
Audley Weir and
ascending Gibraltar and riding down
Sir Bertram Stevens Drive
and Lawrence Hargraves Drivee Hargraves Drive
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Snap Shot: At sparrow fart on a Sunday morn' it
is only 55 minutes drive from Chatswood [38km] to the
Sutherland Leisure Centre at Waratah Park off Rawson Ave (approx 1km south of Sutherland
shopping centre). Park in middle of
largish open-air carpark outside the swimming complex. Rollout
down the Princess H'way
to
Waterfall, thence Right onto Old Princes Highway and left into Lawrence Hargraves Drive and descend Bald Hill even right into
Lawrence Hargraves Drive to
Ruby's Cafe on Bulli Beach
1st Nosh Stop
(35 min).
Thence south to
Wollongong Harbour
2nd Nosh Stop
(30 min). 2km to Nth Wollongong to catch train to Waterfall (or
Sutherland).
Drop down McKell Ave for 3rd
Nosh Stop
(10 min), thence 5km to
Waratah Park -
ETR 2:20pm. Nosh
Stops:
Ruby's Cafe
on Bulli Beach
from 10:15am 35 min
LeVendi's Seafood, Wollongong Harbour
from 11:30am 25 min
Audley Weir cafe
from 1:50pm
10 min
Sag Stops:
100m into Lawrence Hargraves Drive off-ramp
from
8:50am 5 min |
Directions from North
Shore, either –
Ø
Homebush Bay Drive / Centenary Drive / Roberts Rd / Wiley Ave /
King George's Rd / Princess H’way; or
Ø
Pacific
Highway over Harbour Bridge onto Princess H’way at
Broadway, remaining on Princess H’way
crossing George’s River Bridge and passing thru Sylvania and Gymea. Then -
(a) continue
straight into The Grand Pde (when most of the traffic turns L
into Arcadia Rd.)
(b)
250m later veer L into Old Princess H'way
which 250m
later, after passing President Ave on LHS, becomes Rawson
Ave.
(c) 150m later L into carpark at Waratah Park and park
down the bottom on RHS in front of the Swimming
Centre. |
WHO, WHEN, WHERE:
* Ride
Organiser, Phil Johnston aka
BankTeller 0434
715.861 [1st Acceptor],,
Ann aka
ToothFairy
[2nd Acceptor],
Eric aka PapaBear
[3rd Acceptor],
Lois
aka LoisLane [4th Acceptor], David aka OnceAnIronman & wife Gabby
[5th &
6th Acceptors],
Chris aka RecalcitrantBankTeller
[7th Acceptor] is starting a ta later, cause he is faster,
Jean aka
ChiliDog
[8th Acceptor], are starting at
8:05am from
Sutherland Leisure Centre
carpark.
George aka EnglishMan
[5th Acceptor],
,
Jane aka NeoLuddite,
Lea aka
SlowLea
John aka L'Etape
,
Bill aka
Glasgow
,
Martin
aka Architect ,
Matt aka
Printer;
Pete
aka Pelvis,
Terry aka
Navigator;
,
APOLOGIES:
If you are >80% confident of joining us, contingent upon a fine morn', please e-mail
Scribe
and he will add ya in the above |
RISK WARNING
Ø Hardcopy these directions and bring on Sunday
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
a car without Third 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
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
tight" etc
Ø No trackwork on
the South Coast Line
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1st Leg:
Sutherland Leisure Centre via Princess H'way to
Ruby's Cafe
on Bulli Beach
-
45km - 130 min
8:05am:
Left
South along Rawson Ave for 1.1km;
Ahead
South down Princess H'way for
14km to Waterfall
300m after passing Waterfall train station, right onto
Old Princess H'way for 11km;
Left at roundabout
into Lawrence Hargraves Drive
(Symbio Wildlife Park sign)
for 1st Sag
Stop (5 min) from 8:55am at roundabout
about 300m from ;
Left due E
for 3.1km to Bald Hill (juncture of
Lawrence Hargraves Drive and Lady Wakehurst Drive)
[25km];
Right 2.7km Sth descending from Stanwell Tops descending to Stanwell Park
continuing along
Lawrence Hargraves Drive
crossing new Bridge,
passing thru Coalcliff, Clifton, Cape Horn,
Scarborough, Wombarra, Coledale,
arriving
from 10:15am for 1st Nosh Stop
(35 min)
at
Ruby's Cafe
on Bulli Beach.
2nd
Leg:
Ruby's Cafe
on Bulli Beach
to
LeVendi Seafood, Wollongong Harbour
-
13km - 40 min (agg 58km)
10:50am Sth
past
Thirroul,
Bulli, Woonona Beach to
Wollongong Harbour around 11:30am.
A |
Lawrence Hargraves Dr. |
3.0 |
McCauley St |
~ |
SW |
42 |
L |
McCauley St |
0.7 |
Surfers Pde. |
~ |
SE |
43 |
L |
Surfers Pde. |
0.2 |
Craig St |
~ |
E |
43 |
R |
Craig St |
0.1 |
Hamilton Rd |
~ |
S |
43 |
L |
Hamilton Rd |
0.3 |
Cycleway |
~ |
S |
44 |
A |
Cycleway |
2.2 |
Farrell Rd |
~ |
S |
46 |
A |
Cycleway |
4.7 |
Murray Rd |
~ |
S |
50 |
R |
Murray Rd |
0.5 |
Cawley St |
~ |
E |
51 |
L |
Cawley St |
0.3 |
Cycleway |
~ |
S |
51 |
A |
Cycleway |
4.7 |
Wollongong Harbour |
~ |
S |
56 |
Arrive
LeVendi Seafood, Wollongong Harbour at 11:30am after 58km for 2nd Nosh Stop
(25 min).
3rd
Leg:
Wollongong Harbour to
North Wollongong station - 1.9km - 5 min (agg
59.9km)
11:55am -
4th Leg:
Waterfall
train station to Audley Weir 25.4km - 75 min (agg 85.3km)
At
12:35pm
drop 4.7km down
McKell Ave and cross concrete bridge.
Left
into Sir Bertram Stevens Drive for 5.5km
Nth to Garie Beach Rd.
Ahead
for 5.5km for further fleeting 3rd
Sag Stop
(3 min)
at intersection of Bundeena Drive.
Continue
NW another 9.8km for
a
3rd Nosh Stop
(10 min)
from 1:50pm at Audley Kiosk 50m before Audley Weir - excellent coffee 'n maggot sacks.
CARE:
Keep well to LHS along the final legs from Bundeena to Audley Weir.
If a cue of cars is behind you, pull over to side of road and allow 'em to pass.
5th Leg:
Audley Weir to Waratah Park, Sutherland Centre - 6km - 25 min (agg 88.8km)
1:55pm cross
the weir and ascend precipitous Farnell Ave in single file to Princess H'way and
R
onto Princess H'way, shortly pass Loftus Oval on RHS. 1km after traffic lights
at Rawson Ave turn R into Sutherland Leisure Centre - ETR 2:20pm. |
Annual Boxing Day 2022 'catch-up' ride for Recalcitrant, Erstwhile
Muggs at
Water Vista Cafe, Berowra Waters - the new Manager is Paris
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Eric, Brigetta and Pete aka BeanCounter at the Hornsby start on a
warmish morn'
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Maureen, Pete Eric, Martin, Rick, Arno and Terry
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Re-grouping after the climb from Berowra Waters that is
now longer 'n steeper due to 'climate change'
All 8 attendees were cheerful, so Santa must've visited
'em.
Annual Boxing Day 2021 'catch-up' ride for Recalcitrant, Erstwhile
Muggs at
Coffee Kiosk at
The Estuary Waterfront Seafood
Restaurant - Kangaroo
Point -
9
Muggs
plus a few stragglers
Eric aka PapaBear
recommended
The Coffee Kiosk at
The Estuary,
after our regular haunts were not opening on Boxing Day.
Bereft of motor bikes and juxtaposed against the
Hawkesbury River, it is a venue that Muggs will visit often.
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Evidence Google Earth 'at play'.
Left mouse click on this Google Earth image.
Then left mouse click in the Right arrow therein, to view our out 'n
back 47km route.
Then click on: View interactive route
to evidence a further application of Google Earth.
As
Gomer Pyle would say, Goooolly !!!
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The young Indian lass that took the final two pics
insisted that we exhibit some animation and excitement nestled against
the Hawkesbury River on a Corker of a Boxing Day morn'.
I asked her if she was a cricket fan. She retorted,
"Not keen on the game. But some of the handsome younger ones
appeal."
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Three Muggs brew their own beer
(Bill
aka Glasgow,
George aka Englishman and
BankTeller)
Bill and George are still refining their craft.
The annual climb up Old
Bathurst Rd on Christmas Eve (24 Dec 2021) evidence one of the five in
below pic remain on the train to Blaxland and not alight at Emu Plains
station
Proud victors over the dreaded climb up
Old Bathurst Rd
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At familiar Yarramundi Lookout where
The Lake beneath was overflowing
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At a cafe in Springwood on Xmas Eve
resplendent in uniform.
The next leg was North to Richmond
Boxing Day 2020 'catch-up' ride at
Berowra Waters Cafe. All attendees were cordial and civil in
keeping with the festive occasion - 12 rider - 52km
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To view today's Annual Boxing Day 'catch-up' ride route in
Google Earth:
Click on the 'Relive' image
below. Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein.
Then click on:
View interactive route >
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Lots of costly boats but not many, if any, owners in 'em
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A well-visited
SagStop
at the apex of the familiar climb from Berowra Waters. Very old pics at
SagStop
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Annual Boxing Day 'catch-up' ride
2018 - Hornsby,
Sommerville Rd, Galston Gorge, Berowra Waters, Brooklyn Rd climb ride - 74km -
12 riders
The Whippet , 83 years
'young', raced
BankTeller up the climb from Galston Gorge, passing each other
twice. But 110 metres from the apex,
Whippet, threw in a
surge to claim the KOM.
There was some unwanted
conjecture at the Sag Stop at Cnr of Crosslands Rd and Galston Rd.
from
the sole who thinks he is Elvis reincarnated,
ably supported by
a former Printer,
when BankTeller announced that Four Old Farts were going
to take the flatter route to Berowra Waters, and not the lumpy backroads
route scheduled in The Bullsheet. Ever 'risk averse'
BankTeller was concerned that
The Whippet
might suffer a cardiac arrest and
Publican
then litigate
BankTeller
for negligence, upset 'cause Tony had lost his midweek riding partner.
But notwithstanding taking the easier
traditional main roads route through Galston, Arcadia and Berrilee, it
wasn't all smooth sailing.
BankTeller headed Brian early on the descent to Berowra Waters.
But after descending past the verdant meadows with the horses,
Brian passed Phil and exclaimed "Race you to the bottom."
BankTeller retorted a voluminous
NO.
Fortunately,
Whippet
eased off the accelerator. Do all of us get wiser, as we get older?
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St Ives, Duffys Forest, Illawong Bay, Akuna
Bay, Bayview Marina, St Ives - 70km - 3 riders
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New Years Eve ride to Mt. White -
70km - 4 riders
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BankTeller,
ToothFairy,
Glasgow
and PapaBear at
Pie In The Sky
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Ann aka
ToothFairy
recently returned from cycling 7,320km thru seven countries
(listed above). Ann cycled 360km in the initial three days. Her longest
day was 180km.
Most participant riders rode two or three countries, but only two
riders cycled the entire route, both ladies.
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Within 50 years, women will be ruling the world, and
males will be reduced to the role of the 'male bee'.
Presently, the Prime Minister of England, Chancellor of Germany and Prime
Minister of NZ are women, so is the Premier of NSW and Qld.
We might not have endured two World Wars, with 71m fatalities, had women taken
control a hundred years ago.
Immediately before the 6.7km climb up Mt. White is Cherro Point
Rd on the RHS. Muggs riders have collectively cycled past Cherro
Point Rd over 2,000 times over the last 21 years. Today
BankTeller
wandered into the 1.7km Cherro Point Rd and took a few pics.
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2016
Boxing Day 'catch up' Quatre
Sommets - 19 riders - 62km
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Pics from
2014
Boxing Day
'Quatre Demi
Sommets' - 79km - 8 riders
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Pics from
9th Annual Emu Plains up Old Bathurst Rd,
Springwood, Richmond ride - 93km - 6 riders
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Above "Selfie" wont go viral on
YouTube unless perhaps in the "horror category"
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PapaBear
and
TugBoat
celebrating
scaling the "SuperSteep" Old Bathurst Rd at the Bowaga Ave KOM
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The first nasty climb is Old Bathurst Rd. The equally
precipitous decent is down from Yarramundi Lookout
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Outside the familiar 1st Nosh Stop at
The Subway at Springwood
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The
Yarramundi Lookout
at where the below pics evidence that the Nepean Catchment is "Chockers"
with H2O.
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Pics from last Sunday week's 'Hornsby
to Mt White to Woy Woy' - 67km - 7 crew
Eric aka PapaBear
cycled back doubling his ride - "I have to train for
the Audax!"
It was good to see
John aka BakerBoy
join our ride at Mt White.
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Scribe
28 Dec
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