Johnny rang us to organise a surprise 60 trike transfer. It’s not every day your wife turns 60, so you do want to make it a good one!! Sure, we are great at keeping surprises, love them! After organising the route and drop off point, it was changed. We don’t mind changes being made to any itinerary.

Our trike rider Craig, met the couple at their home in Ryde. Ros got a huge surprise but it was a good one and you should have seen the look on her face. You can see in the photo below, Ros loved it.

Gladesville Bridge

Firstly, they rode across the Gladesville Bridge. This bridge is on the main arterial thoroughfare of Victoria Road. They travelled along for a short on Victoria Road before turning off into the inner west suburb of Drummoyne. Following the shoreline of Iron Cove, which is part of the Parramatta River, they saw some lovely water views. It is part of the 7 km long Bay Run.

ANZAC Bridge

Over the wonderful ANZAC Bridge was next. Our favourite bridge is probably the ANZAC Bridge. We think it is incredible, a work of art and design. Similarly, it is also great to see without a roof over your head inhibiting the view.

Most noteworthy, the stay cable design concept development and final design for the new bridge were carried out by the Roads & Traffic Authority of NSW. Finally, the bridge was opened to traffic on 03 December 1995 as the Glebe Island Bridge. The bridge was given its current name on Remembrance Day in 1998 to honour the memory of the soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (known as Anzacs) who served in World War I.

Then they rode around the back of Pyrmont past Jones Bay Wharf and the Star Casino. It’s an interesting area.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

Riding over the Sydney Harbour Bridge is always fun. We always tell our passengers to look up and enjoy the unique view. The more than 6,000,000 rivets are so interesting and the arch is so iconic. So far, the surprise 60 trike transfer was one of the funnest experiences they had ever been on.

Kirribilli

Next, after riding across the Harbour Bridge they rode past Kirribilli House. Kirribilli House is the secondary official residence of the Prime Minister of Australia. After that, they rode around the corner to Jeffrey Street Wharf. From here, the views across Sydney Harbour towards the Sydney Opera House and the CBD are magnificent. In addition, it also has an up-close view of the side and underneath of the bridge. A perfect place to stop for photos.

The Kirribilli Loop

They rode under the north side of the bridge and continued on their tour. The underside of the northern end of the SHB – Sydney Harbour Bridge – is very interesting. The Kirribilli Loop was finished by riding past Luna Park and the North Sydney Olympic Pool.

They continued riding on through the back streets of Neutral Bay and Mosman. However, the 2 hours was up so Craig headed to the drop off point. Bathers Pavilion at Balmoral was where the party was being held. In conclusion, the surprise 60 trike transfer was a huge success and really added an element of celebration to such an important milestone.
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Michael wanted to organise his wife’s surprise birthday present. Absolutely, we have had so much experience organising surprises. We just all wish we could be there to see their faces. A trike was preferred so they could sit and chat together.

Our trike rider David, picked Michael’s wife and daughter up from their home. It is in the southern Sydney suburb of Bexley. David has lived in the area all his life so knows the best places. Places with a scenic view.

Maroubra Beach

Firstly, he rode along Qantas Drive to see the stationary aircraft and spot one about to take off! Next it was to Maroubra Beach to see the Rubik cube.

Rubik’s Cube by the Beach: Guerrilla Public Art

For decades at Maroubra beach in Sydney there has sat looking out across the foreshore a concrete block. But, in the middle of a warm December night, during what has been described as a 6-hour escapade involving two artists and a third “police look out” the concrete block was transformed. It really is a giant Rubik’s Cube statue!

David and the passengers also went to Maroubra Beach to check out the surf as there was a surf warning. Already, the wife’s surprise birthday present was a success!

Long Bay and La Perouse

Then they joined Anzac Parade and passed Long Bay then onto La Perouse They stopped for a photo shoot with Bare Island in the background. David explained the historic significance of La Perouse and pointed to Cook’s landing place in Kurnell just across the bay. The La Perouse peninsula is the northern headland of Botany Bay. It is notable for its old military outpost at Bare Island and the Kamay Botany Bay National Park.

However, the hour was almost up so they rode back via Foreshore Drive. Again past the airport to see more stationary planes and home again. The wife’s surprise birthday present was a huge surprise and a huge success. A very memorable experience.
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La Perouse history information

La Perouse was named after the French navigator Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse (1741–88), who landed on the northern shore of Botany Bay west of Bare Island on 26 January 1788. Captain Arthur Phillip and the first fleet of convicts had arrived in Botany Bay a few days earlier. Louis XVI of France had commissioned Lapérouse to explore the Pacific. In April 1770 James Cook‘s expedition had sailed onto the east coast of Australia whilst exploring the south Pacific searching for Terra Australis or ‘Land of the South’. Upon King Louis XVI’s orders, Lapérouse departed Brest, France, in command of the Astrolabe and Boussole on 1 August 1785 on a scientific voyage of the Pacific inspired by the voyages of Cook. La Perouse in Sydney’s south is named after the leader of this French expedition.

A lot more interesting information can be found: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Perouse,_New_South_Wales

Adoni’s 21st birthday present from his Fam Bam – Tina really wanted to have some fun with her family. She wanted to organise a 21st birthday trike tour. Sure, we can help. In an email, Tina wrote:

“Our son Adoni is turning 21 and I wanted to do something very special for him. He has a disability. I chose your organisation because you have experience with clients that have a disability. I was hoping that you can please help me to organise a extreme experience for our family.
When I showed Adoni what you do he was so excited and had the biggest smile I’ve ever seen.
Can you please contact me so we can arrange specific details.
Thank you very much
Tina”

And that’s exactly what we did. We organised two trikes to take the family on a fun and memorable 21st birthday trike tour around Sydney.

Our trike riders Craig and Steve, met the family at their home in the inner west suburb of Glebe. After a few photos of them on the trikes, they rode through the inner west and onto the flyover. This led them onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge. We always tell our passengers to look up and enjoy the unique view. The more than 6,000,000 rivets are so interesting and the arch is so iconic.

After the interesting ride over the iconic Harbour Bridge, they rode to Jeffrey Street Wharf. Here, they stopped for more photos. The views across Sydney Harbour towards the Sydney Opera House and the CBD are magnificent. In addition, it also has an up-close view of the side and underneath of the bridge. A perfect place to stop for photos.

The Kirribilli Loop

They rode under the north side of the bridge and continued on their tour. The underside of the northern end of the SHB – Sydney Harbour Bridge – is very interesting. The Kirribilli Loop was finished by riding past Luna Park and the North Sydney Olympic Pool. Back onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge and headed south into the city.

Eastern suburbs beaches including Bondi Beach and Tamarama

The family are cricket tragics, so the riders rode past the Sydney Cricket Ground. Onto the lovely Centennial Park, which they rode through. Next, they went past the eastern suburbs, to Clovelly Beach, Bronte Beach and Tamarama. They stopped at the famous Bondi Beach for photos, when in Sydney it is one of the places you should visit. The beach is seriously nice (but not our favourite) and we usually stop near the lifeguard station, made famous by the TV series “Bondi Rescue”. Bondi Beach is one of the most visited tourist sites in Australia. Bondi Beach is recorded by the Australian Museum that Bondi means place where a fight using boondi sticks (nullas nullas or fighting sticks) took place. So far, and the whole way, the 21st birthday trike tour around Sydney was a huge success.

However, the 2 hours was almost up. The riders took the passengers through the posh eastern suburbs of Dover Heights, Vaucluse, Rose Bay, Rushcutters Bay and Double Bay. Now, time was up so Craig and Steve dropped the family back at home. The 21st birthday trike tour was a huge success. Tina wrote on our Facebook page:

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“We wanted to celebrate in a very unique way our Adoni’s 21st birthday. So we did this. We chose Troll Tours because they dis the disability and see the ability to just have fun.From the very beginning when I was just inquiring, to then us customising our ride was truly fantastic.

We couldn’t stop talking about the extreme experience on the Trike’s when we came home. With all of our hearts thank you so much for making Adoni’s 21st birthday present amazing. A special Thank you to Craig and Steve for everything you did today, you made sure we all felt XTRA SPECIAL.”
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