Breakfast at Brooklyn -21st January 2023

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A motley crew assembled at St Ives on a fine and sunny morning, and at 7.30am-ish proceeded leisurely to Brooklyn via Hornsby and the Old Highway. What a delight to be out on the weekend roads before the crowds. Parked right outside the Café. A tasty breakfast was enjoyed, provided by the staff at King Tide Café. Boats and ferries chugged about and trains rumbled past. Sunshine sparkled on the cool water. Life is Good. Then we rode home. I went via Bobbin Head and guess what? Almost no bicycles! Hah! What a great day.

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