Biker Bunnies: The Entrance

January 6, 2011

End 2010 Ride Wrap-up

Here's a little wrap-up of our latest adventures in 2010... Hope you enjoy the slightly belated photos, and hope to see you on lots of exciting escapades in 2011!

The Gossie - Wossie rides...

Amanda & I went on a few of these leisurely adventures in the last few months of the year. Armed with a good dose of humour, lots of silly laughs and a few hysterics; we cruised along the beautiful waterfront spanning the distance between Gosford and Woy Woy. In Woy Woy we stop for that delicious coffee before returning back the same way.

The stretch of road from just past Truscott & almost all the way to the Woy Woy bridge (not sure if that's the name... but it is a bridge and you can see Woy Woy 'towering' just after it :) ) offers a fabulous sprinting tempter to the ride. We mostly forget to record the exact time we leave Gosford, but always marvel at the 35+km/hour clocked along this stretch, believing we MUST have done it in record time...

Our last ride had an extra treat thrown in at the end: Amanda came up with the great idea that we should finish off with a swim in Gosford pool! Oh that blue, blue water and the sun shining from the blue sky! It was blissful and although I still had the ride up the hill before I could call it a day, it was a fabulous way to 'end' a ride. We could almost call ourselves tri-athletes (a bit of running around in the parking area would have sealed the deal for sure...) after our mixed workout.

Posing at Gosford pool...

It's hotting up... time to get out the sun-screen!

Which way to Woy Woy??

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Tuggerah - Long Jetty - Entrance Adventure

At the end of November bunnies Tor, Amanda & Annette went for a slightly longer bike ride. It was a nice warm day (plenty of water needed) - just perfect for a ride with friends :)

Amazingly we all managed to meet up without anyone getting seriously lost... I caught the train to Tuggerah station planning to meet the girls at the start of the cycleway - but Tor & Amanda (who started from Tor's house in Forries) got to the end before my train got in & so they cruised down into seedy swampland for a hair-raising detour into the desolate forgotten side of Tuggerah. Quick back-track pedalling had them swing out onto Wyong road just behind me... unfortunately though, traffic drowned their excited yelling and obviously I didn't see them... so we all caught up at the Chittaway pub (& had a few beers before continuing in our dreams...).

The ride was lovely - weaving along the waterway on the cycle path to Long Jetty & then all the way up to the Entrance where we stopped for coffee. Fuelled on coffee we rode back the same way & continued on to Tor's house in Forresters beach where we all drank lots of water, after which, Amanda picked up her car & I waved bye to the lovely bunnies and rode on home.

Someone at the back really wants to be in the photo...

Tor & Amanda near Long Jetty

This coffee bunny's got attitude :)

I am So allowed another coffee - my iPhone says I can!

It wasn't me...

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Mini Bunny Rides...

The kids and I have been on a few little rides close to home, checking out the horses and ducks across the road & riding to the local library. Ben is definitely due for a bigger bike: at the moment he's riding with his knees up near his ears poor kid, funny how they grow so quickly!

We went on one sunny adventure which involved a mix of road, pathway, roadworks and even some lovely scenery thrown in for good measure. Crossing the Pacific Hwy was precarious to say the least, with roadworks and a new crossing to contend with and lots of traffic. Once we got to the other side things quietened down and even the ducks came out to say hello...

Crossing the Hwy...

Cruising down the bike path :)

Apart from a bunch of solo rides this concludes our rides for 2010.

Happy riding to all of you in 2011!

Annette :)

September 3, 2009

Terrigal to The Entrance

A fine and sunny Wednesday morning with a delightful bunny-ride looming (mapped out by our rising hell-bunny Amanda), we met up near Duffy's oval to embark on yet another adventure-ride along the Central Coast roads.

The Ride

2nd September 2009

Biker bunnies on board: Amanda, Noey and Annette
Meeting place: Duffy's Oval - Terrigal
Meeting time: 9:15am
Attire: Flashy red Biker Bunny t-shirts

Photos from the start + our riding map:

Noey at the starting point

Amanda ready to go :)

The map...

And here's Amanda's delightful account of our riding efforts:

Hurrah hurrah – bike ride morning!!!!! I must say I am officially hooked – hills or no hills – I luuuurve bike riding. The big fat gorilla arse and the bike between my legs waiting patiently for me to start pedaling – what could be better? Alright I know there is a list longer than my arm but I don’t want to know it….

Today we were being joined by our little bunny Noey and what joy she bought to the ride AND we bumped into our other little bunny Tori and Lodie on their way to play group – what a cute little start to the morning.

Our ride was jolly nice but there were still killer hills – we cycled from Duffy’s Oval at Terrigal, down Terrigal Drive onto Ocean View Drive and I managed to get a little further up the hill but realized too late that I was in 3:2 gear so there was no way I would get to the top anyway. Annette made it all the way to the top this time and Noey stopped where I did last week. So big improvement was had by all.

Then we cycled up the Central Coast Highway to Long Jetty, along the bike path to the Entrance Bridge and back. Nothing major to report, no weird coffins, Lilliputians or any other strange occurrences except maybe seeing some dude have a bottle of beer by the lake at 10.30 – wished it was me and cycled on begrudgingly.

Please note that bike riding in bike shorts gives you a strange knee tan so be prepared to wear some strange outfits in the summer to accommodate this – I am even thinking of wearing my bikini so I get an all over tan next time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How gross would that be – strange pile up reported on the Central Coast Highway today – extraordinary – oh my god – it cannot be – yes it is – it is a mad woman in a bikini looking like a well I don’t want to say…

Coffee once again at the iBar where Noelle touched herself up for the camera – too sexy by far for that t shirt.

Next ride will be longer and will have more hills but I did enjoy myself and found that even though my knees ache my bum doesn’t

See you next time little bunnies

Amanda :)

The Stats

Distance covered: 32.5km
Active riding time: 2 hours 25 minutes
Calories burnt: 986

Netti-bunny observations:

Creative ways to deal with the 'knee-tan' issue, quickly escalated beyond bikini to include fake bum & boobs... (fancy dress outfits can be reused you know). The picture of Amanda and Noelle riding their bikes with these poignant accessories almost had me in stitches falling off my own bike!
Noey's dislike of roundabouts was definitely made worse by me calling out to her to "Take up the whole roundabout!!!!" not very helpful when the vehicle pushing in from behind is a big truck! She persevered though, and managed to get through each one with more confidence :)
3 bunnies riding in a line performing hand-signals in unison (turn left, turn right, hand in the air to signal "I'm STOPPING" (doesn't always work, but worth a try ;) ) is a MUST see! Especially when all three are wearing bright red bunny-t-shirts... Synchronised swimming on bikes is on my mind as I laugh my way around the corners :)
Noey and I swapped bikes for a while on the way back and when we swapped back again we needed to stop to re-adjust the seats... As we came to a halt on the side of The Entrance road (slightly sudden stop & without too much checking behind...) a flashing road-race biker ZOOOOOOOMED past us, he must have been doing close to 90km an hour (maybe not quite...), because his "tail-wind" nearly knocked us over! Luckily it was just the tail-wind we connected with & we could continue our merry way without a road-racer plastered to our bikes :)
We arrived safely back at the oval (after our coffee break at the iBar) for the photo-shoot of the century! 2 guys who were doing some kind of 'personal training' regime stopped and stared at us (in disbelief possibly - or maybe in awe and admiration...) as we posed, giggled, pulled faces and carried on as if we'd just made it into the Guiness Book of Records! Well we just had hadn't we???!!! :)