Hello and happy August.

It's a bit of a tradition for this blog that I do something a little bit special for August - the blog's anniversary month. Well, this year I figured I give walking all the way across Sydney a crack, and make a video of the attempt.

Episode one is below and involves me walking across 5 (new) Northern Beaches suburbs. And yes, I am counting these as visits for the purposes of the blog - I need to get through these, people. 

Link to full video: https://youtu.be/Rn2sxyNUSYI

The Route

The overall challenge involves attempting to walk all the way across Sydney in a roughly straight route, which for me is the ocean at Dee Why Beach to the end of Penrith Council at Emu Heights. 

It crosses the Northern Beaches, through to the Northern and Northwest Suburbs and then across vast Western Sydney to reach the end goal. 

Part one takes me through:

• Dee Why
• Narraweena
• Beacon Hill
• Frenchs Forest
• Belrose
• (and into St Ives)

Part 2 is now out - check it out here: https://www.sydneycompletion.com/2022/08/video-i-tried-to-walk-all-way-across_0237347701.html 

Welcome to the latest instalment of bits of the Northern Beaches that aren't on the beach. 

Brookvale

It's been a bit of time since I've headed out to the Northern Beaches. Let's change that with a two-for-one post with one definitely real suburb, and one questionable suburb. 

Fairlight

Let's head to the northeastern-most tip of Sydney. 

Palm Beach

Here's another couple Northern Beaches stops. 

North Manly

Since you've all been so good, here's another two-for-one special in this non-beachy-bit-of-the-northern-beaches.

Manly Vale

I continue my escapades through the not-quite-beaches bit of the Northern Beaches. 

North Balgowlah

This next suburb is part of that bit of the Northern Beaches which isn't actually on the beach. That makes it just a Northern suburb.

Seaforth

This suburb is a go-to for any tourist coming to Sydney, and I've been here countless times myself. It's my pleasure to take this blog to 

Manly

Manly is a huge Northern Beaches suburb. The uncontested best way to get here is to grab a ferry from Circular Quay. Your leisurely harbour cruise will take 30 odd minutes, offering up world-class views, before you finally arive at Manly Wharf.

It's been some time since we've enjoyed the unspoiled sands of the Northern Beaches. Let's go.

Avalon Beach

Continuing our Northern Beaches bushwalk, this next two-for-one delivery hooks us up with some unbelievably gorgeous nature, and some mind-numbingly boring suburbia sprinkled in. 

Balgowlah Heights

Tired of being cooped up inside in the apocalyptic wasteland known as 2020? How about a picturesque bushwalk, just 25 minutes from the city by bus?

Clontarf

From the people who brought you Curl Curl, beach month continues into

North Curl Curl

Here's the fifth instalment of the month of beaches, with yet another beautiful slice of the Northern Beaches.

Curl Curl

My next step in this month of beaches leaves the Eastern Suburbs and heads to the Northern Beaches. Welcome to the confusingly named

Freshwater

This next instalment in our Northern Beaches escapades jumps around a little, as it's wedged between a few of its brethren.

North Narrabeen

Sometimes on this journey, I traverse a suburb I've never heard of. Often, when I leave those suburbs, I think "there's a good reason I never heard of this place."

Elanora Heights

My first stop in the Northern Beaches was so lovely that I had to keep on going.

Warriewood

It's been a long time coming but here I am - the Northern Beaches. This is an area of Sydney famous for NIMBYing away public transport options, voting for Tony Abbott, and, of course, beautiful beaches. Let's go.

Narrabeen