Christmas ride Gift Vouchers – Barnett Family 03.12.25

The Christmas ride Gift Vouchers were bought by loving Mum and Nan. She bought them for her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughters two years ago. The family organised the tour for today. They are Northern Beaches locals and the ride was more for the experience than to see the sights. However, after the ride, Duncan said to our riders, “thanks for taking us on roads into places I’ve never seen”.

Our riders picked them up in a car park at Freshwater.

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)

Curl Curl

Firstly, they rode north 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.

Dee Why

Further north, this 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. Already, the Christmas ride Gift Vouchers on the trikes, has shown our passengers some beautiful beaches.

Long Reef

Long Reef, located on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, is a headland and beach area known for coastal walks, surfing, and the protected Long Reef Aquatic Reserve. The reserve features a unique marine environment with submerged shipwrecks and is used for education and research. Other features include the Long Reef Golf Club and a prominent, geologically significant headland rich in fossils. It’s where this photo was taken.

Collaroy

Following along more beaches, they rode through Collaroy. The name Collaroy is aboriginal for “big reeds”. In 1881, the steamer “Collaroy” ran aground on Long Reef at the southern point of the suburb. Crowds came from all around the district to see the wreck that subsequently gave its name to the suburb.

Narrabeen

They rode further north to Narrabeen Beach. It is one of Australia’s iconic surfing and swimming beaches. Over 3 km of sand stretches from Long Reef in the south to the Narrabeen Lagoon entrance in the north, with 4 surf lifesaving clubs along the beach.

Narrabeen Lagoon

Next, they rode via a part of Narrabeen Lagoon (also referred to as Narrabeen Lake). It is Sydney’s Northern Beaches largest estuary system located just behind the world famous surfing beach at Narrabeen. It is a haven for wildlife.

Mona Vale

Further north, is Mona Vale. The main beach is one km long and very beautiful. The area was known as “Bongin Bongin” by the Aboriginals. The initial land grants in the district of Pittwater were not made until April 1813.

However, half the hour had gone so the riders turned around and rode back to Freshwater. Even though they went on basically the same route, the view looked very different coming from the other direction. The riders dropped the passengers back at their car. In conclusion, the Christmas ride Gift Vouchers were one of the best presents ever!

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