KATOOMBA
The short
ride to Katoomba was uneventful. It was now Alan Walker, Ross Balharie and
myself.
The
breakfast was welcome and was shared with library customers. Elizabeth agreed
to have her picture taken on the bikes as so too were the pirates (it was “Talk
like a pirate day”, remember Kandos).
This library
is magnificent with most likely the best view from a library in Australia. We
need landmark libraries like this to show the powers that be what good
libraries look like.
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Alan Walker enjoying the view |
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Elizabeth the biker |
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Elizabeth the book lover |
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Katoomba |
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Into another library |
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Ross |
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Maybe we should dress up every year |
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The pirates have taken the bikes |
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The Pirates of Katoomba |
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Elizabeth |
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Katoomba |
BLAXLAND
The ride
down the mountain was fast and furious, sunshine, no wind and gravity to pull
us along the two lane macadam to the bottom.
The bikes
were parked at the back of the library due to the steepness of the block. To
our surprise a lady with her ten year old daughter turned up on her steed and
joined us for pics a bite to eat and talk.
The staff
were more than happy to pose on the bikes and the shots would make great
recruitment posters for the profession, Library Association take note.
Alan Walker
had to leave us but Ross and I continued.
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We wore the leather jackets to be just like you |
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Alan Walker |
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Happy library customers |
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Blaxland branch librarian |
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Are you sure i can have the bike? |
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Do I look cool on this bike? |
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Thanks Alan, I always wanted a Ducati |
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Blaxland Librarian |
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S4RS Testastretta |
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Blaxland |
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Happy customer |
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Blaxland |
BLACKTOWN
The ride to
Blacktown along the Motorway was fine and fast. Blacktown had a protest in the
middle of town and all traffic was diverted.
Ross and I finally found the library and were met by
a staff
member who gave us a tour of the library, we toured both floors.
Again another
great library, full of customers reading and studying and preparing themselves
to be future leaders of Australia. The racial mix of customers in stark
contrast to the mainly WASP customers over the mountains. Then Ross and I
departed for another year. Leon who works at Blacktown ironically was not on
the tour this year as he was on holidays.
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This will be my next bike |
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Yes I fit it just fine. |
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made for me |
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One each, wow. |
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How fast does it go? |
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That fast, eh |
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Stairway to heaven |
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Guess who's office? |
A long ride
home to the Central Coast was pleasant as I missed most of the traffic.
A big thank you to all the library customers, librarians, library managers and riders for making it such a successful Biblio Turista.
Next year’s
Biblio will be north of Sydney. All will be revealed next year.
Alan A.
Flores
Biblio
Turismo Tour leader.
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