Harley tour surprise birthday – John 25.05.24

The Harley tour surprise birthday present was a good one – if we do say so ourselves 😆. Weiyi John was given the surprise Harley ride from his wife and daughters. We love it! Our Harley rider picked him up from a prearranged place in Manly, Sydney NSW.

Manly

Firstly, 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.

Queenscliff

Secondly, was Queenscliff Beach. It’s actually the north end of Manly Beach. It was named in honour of Queen Victoria (England). The area was popular with holiday-makers from the early 1900s to World War I, who stayed in holiday shacks on the headland. The suburb is famous amongst the Australian surf beaches for its “heavy” waves (bomboras) that break out at sea.

Freshwater, Curl Curl, Dee Why etc

Next, they rode past Freshwater, Curl Curl, Dee Why and Long Reef. All such beautiful beaches.

Mona Vale Beach

It’s an interesting beach – Mona Vale is effectively two separate beaches separated by a broad ocean rock platform. Waves that roll in along the southern edge of the platform surge into a gully that allows them to break smoothly and with considerable power.

Wakehurst Parkway

Then, they did a big loop as this joins the Wakehurst Parkway. We love the Wakehurst Parkway because the legal speed is faster than most Sydney speed limits. Also, it is a haunted road!! Not that we have seen any ghosts during the day.

They rode via 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. So far, the Harley tour surprise birthday was a lot of fun. For instance, Weiyi John has seen so many of the beautiful places many visitors or locals to Sydney don’t get to see.

Seaforth

Heading south, Seaforth 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.

However, the 1.5 hours was up so our Harley rider rode back to Manly and dropped Weiyi John back to his family in Manly. In conclusion, the Harley tour surprise birthday was a surprise – a great one!

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