Harley transfer Christmas voucher – Demi 10.01.26

Demi’s Dad George, organised the Harley transfer Christmas voucher for his daughter. She used it today when her Dad organised lunch for them both in Sydney city. George drove to the restaurant so they had transport home. Our Harley Davidson rider picked her up from home in Dee Why, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Dee Why

Firstly, they rode to Dee Why which is a very popular beach, it has been done up over the last decade. A park for concerts, a playground and restaurants across the road make it very popular with locals. It also has lovely clean sand and good waves. It is 18km NW of Sydney CBD. The reasons for Dee Why’s name remain unclear. The earliest reference to it is a pencil note in surveyor James Meehan’s field book, “Wednesday, 27th Sept, 1815 Dy Beach – Marked a Honey Suckle Tree near the Beach”. What it meant to him is not clear.

Curl Curl

Then, they rode south past Curl Curl Beach. This is one of our favourite beaches in Sydney! The name Curl Curl may have been derived from a Dharuk Aboriginal phrase curial curial, meaning river of life. It’s such a lovely beach to ride past as it’s easily seen from the road. It was first settled by Europeans in 1858.

Freshwater

Freshwater has a very interesting history. This is a very small part of the history:

In December 1914, Duke Kahanamoku, the world sprint swimming champion, was touring Australia. He selected timber from a Sydney firm to fashion a board modelled on those used in his native Hawaii. He gave a demonstration to the press of surf board riding at Freshwater Beach. It was the second recorded time that anyone had surfed the clean waves beyond the break in Australian waters using this Hawaiian-style surfing technique. The first known surf board rider was Manly local Tommy Walker who rode a board at the 1912 Freshwater surf carnival. (wikipedia)

Manly

Next, they rode past the main beach of Manly. Manly has several claims to fame; it was the birthplace of surfing in Australia, the first place to legalise all-day bathing in 1903 and one of the world’s first Surf Life Saving clubs. Manly Beach was the location for the first World Surfing Championships held in 1964. Already, beaches disability trike tour, has shown our passengers some beautiful beaches.

Sydney Heads

The Sydney Heads (also simply known as the Heads) are a series of headlands that form the 2 km wide entrance to Sydney Harbour. Here on the north side of the harbour, it is known as North Head.

North Head is a headland south-east of the suburb of Manly. It is part of Sydney Harbour National Park. The headland is a promontory of sandstone and is 3.85 square kilometres in area.

The heritage-listed former Quarantine Station is located on North Head and is one of the few facilities that operated in each state of Australia from the mid-to-late-1800s until the 1980s. From 1828, Spring Cove, on the western side of North Head, was used to quarantine new arrivals to Sydney to minimise the spread of communicable diseases such as cholera, smallpox and whooping cough.

After checking out the stunning view over the Harbour to the city, they hopped back on the Harley and headed west.

Seaforth

They rode through Seaforth which was named after Loch Seaforth and Seaforth Island in Scotland. The land in this area was once owned by Henry Halloran, who subdivided it in 1906. The Seaforth library was built in 1887 and protected by heritage listing by Manly Council in 1995. The Harley transfer Christmas voucher has already been a fun experience and shown our passenger so many beautiful sights.

The Spit

Then, it was through Spit, which is a suburb in its own right. It protrudes off Beauty Point and is home to the Spit Bridge, a bascule bridge opened in 1958 over Middle Harbour. The bridge opens at set times to allow yachts with high masts to pass. Crossing the Spit Bridge is fun, it has great views of Middle Harbour.

Then it was through the lower north shore and over the SHB.

Sydney Harbour Bridge

We love this bridge and 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. It’s nicknamed ‘The Coathanger’ because of its arch-based design. It is the largest steel arch bridge in the world. This bridge is the eighth longest spanning-arch bridge in the world and the tallest steel arch bridge, measuring 134 m (440 ft) from top to water level. It was also the world’s widest long-span bridge, at 48.8 m (160 ft) wide, until a bridge in Canada was completed in 2012.

Sydney CBD

However, the hour was almost up so they rode through the CBD. The Sydney Central Business District is the vibrant, skyscraper-filled heart of Sydney, blending iconic landmarks like the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, with major shopping (Pitt Street Mall, QVB), dining, cultural institutions (Art Gallery NSW, museums), and green spaces (Royal Botanic Garden, Hyde Park). It’s a busy hub for business, shopping, and tourism, offering a mix of historic precincts like The Rocks and modern waterfront areas like Barangaroo, all highly walkable and known for stunning harbour views

The rider dropped Demi off at the restaurant. In conclusion the Harley transfer Christmas voucher was a success, the best Christmas present ever! She may be a local but seeing the area from the back of a Harley, gives a totally new perspective.

After the ride, George emailed:

Hi Katrina,
She absolutely loved the ride. 
George

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