Sunday, 14 July - Hornsby to
Toast, The Rooster Cafe, Cowan. Return with a Down 'n
Back Up of Bobbin Head - 49km - 4 cyclists
We enjoyed barmy sunshine at The Bobbin Inn Cafe
after descending from the Old Pacific H'way. Jean aka
ChiliDog skipped the descent as chores awaited back at
Bateau Bay
Sunday, 21st April - Anne's ride from
Round Corner
Dural
carpark to Macquarie Square, Windsor 'n back
- 4 riders - 49km
All the incriminating evidence of 'carbo-loading'
and 'drug taking' at Windsor has been removed for this fake
all smiles photo.
Sunday, 14 April '24 - Nth St Ives, Duffy's Forest, C/W loop of Illawong
Bay and Akuna Bay - 49km - 6 riders started, but only 5 completed due to
using re-glued punctured bicycle tubes.
Below photos of Illawong Bay from Matt's "small phone lens".
Sunday - 31st March - Hornsby, Berowra Waters, Galston Village 'n back to
Hornsby - 42km - 2 hills - 6 riders
Our scheduled ride was to start with a descent of Galston
Gorge. But 'with a nip in the air' and the thickest fog since the
arrival of man, we opted to ride the loop anti-C/W.
Trevor
aka Tornado, looking anything but a Tornado
garbed
in his motor bike overalls, joined us at Berowra Waters cafe.
Don't buy any food at Water Vista Cafe, Berowra Waters
(at least not on a long w'end, unless you have robbed Fort Knox beforehand.
Now the only cafe at Berowra Waters, the new owner is making hay whilst
the sun shines. Just ask
Pete
aka CampyAficinado
who paid $18.25 for a toasted sandwich and a large coffee.
Click on
Relive to
experience again last Sunday's ride.
Also view an
overhead experience.
"Hornsby or Berowra to
Glenorie Village Bakery via Berowra
Waters" - 42km - 5 riders
Really strange weather last Sunday, as our 21km ride to
the
Glenorie Village Bakery
was slightly on the chilly side. Perhaps we shouldn't have chatted
about so many deep and meaningful issues for close to 50 mins,
'cause when we returned to our bicycles for the return leg, the weather
was oppressively warm, meaning HOT. And our 2nd Climb a LOT
harder.
Nth St Ives to
West Head Lookout 'n back - 52km - 4
riders
T'was a hot, muggy morn'. But ToothFairy
didn't hold back.
Trois Montagnes from Nth Turra' to Brooklyn 'n back (15th Jan
'23) - 74km
- 9 riders
Click on the
'Relive'
image
above to view last Sunday's Trois Montagnes route using
Google Earth.
Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein.
Then click on:
View interactive route >
Annual Sutherland to Nth Wollongong Lighthouse - 58km - 9 riders
Wake up, Australia
Eight smiling
faces. Alas,
Terry aka Navigator, who started with us at
Sutherland, missed this pic at our customary Nosh Stop at
Ruby's Cafe
on Bulli Beach
Click on below 'Relive' image to view last Sunday's
New Year's day 'Sutherland to Nth Wollongong' - 58km
in Google Earth.
Then click on the 'Right Arrow' therein.
Then click on:
View interactive route >
and drag the route with your mouse
to evidence a further application of Google Earth
As
Gomer Pyle would say,
Garsh, Sha-zam, Gall-lee!!!
Annual Boxing Day 2022 'catch-up' ride for Recalcitrant, Erstwhile
Muggs at
Water Vista Cafe, Berowra Waters - the new Manager is Paris
Eric, Brigetta and Pete aka BeanCounter at the Hornsby start on a
warmish morn'
Maureen, Pete Eric, Martin, Rick, Arno and Terry
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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Brief report on 2022 New Year's Day
annual
ride from Sutherland to Nth Wollongong, thence train home
Lois
aka LoisLane,
Phil aka
BankTeller,
Eric aka PapaBear
and
David
aka Once
an
IronMan
experienced a coolish morn to safely cycle to Nth Wollongong.
Eric opted to cycle back to Sutherland from our Nosh Stop at
Ruby's Cafe
Bulli. Ann
aka ToothFairy squibbed it preferring to hike in Tasmania.
Pics from Hornsby to Mt White, return
by Berowra Waters - 88km - 6 riders
Three pics at a verdant Mt White Road Warriors Cafe on a
day when too many motor bikes passed us too close and too fast, too
often.
Syd aka
MotorMechanic
is now the 5th
Mugg rider
to
purchase the same flight ticket to Milan, Italy for
Tour Italia this August which includes
30kgs luggage
MotorMechanic
has booked a
two person bungalow at same camp ground in Colfosco.
Tour Italia
informs that
Bank Teller
has sourced a second apartment in Bormio for 500 Euro for our 7 days in Bormio
which can accommodate up to 4 adults.
Scott aka
Patternmaker will concur that it won't be available for long as it
took a LOT of searching to find our first apartment 'cause we are there in peak
Summer season.
So if you would like to
share these two apartments, thereby securing a cheap deal, and climb for up to 18 climb days with Muggs 'burgeoning contingent', contact
Syd
or
Bank Teller
pronto.
Bank Teller's
pics of Hornsby for
Tour de Wisemans Ferry, return via Cliftonville,
Stone House Café Maroota, Halcrows Rd, Cattai Ridge Rd, Galston
Gorge - 118km -
12 riders
Above pics at
Wisemans Ferry after 49.7km from Hornsby
Above five
pics at Maroota Stone House cafe after 71km where we got white table cloth
treatment.
Bank Teller rec'd an email on Wed 5 Feb from Amy G_ymer, Tenant/Cafe Mgr,
informing that she was closing her occupancy this Saturday, because the
Owner/Landlord refused to expend monies to achieve Compliance determined by
Local Council. This is a real shame because Amy was an exceedingly
zealous/fervent Tenant/Cafe Mgr.
Bank Teller's
pics of Hornsby,
Mt
White, Peats Ridge, Yarramalong -
"Iron Horse”
home
from Wyong
train
station - 94km - 6 riders
We came across a Red Chook at Mt. White that
wasn't afraid of "any dumb human"
Scribe
15 Aug
'15
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