Spit to Manly, Sydney

On my first day in Sydney, I planned on doing the Spit to Manly walk. I was staying in Balgowlah. It's an amazing trek through a variety of terrain around the area. Starting from the Spit brdige, you begin in a park. Then you go into residential, then a beach/park, then lush bush tropical, then quaint residential neighbourhoods, then picturesque beaches, then arid sparse bush, then residential, etc... Once you arrive in Manly, you start seeing more civilisation. You encounter and endless stream of beach-side restaurants by Manly Wharf. It's a fairly strenuous hike with a lot of steep terrain that constantly goes uphill and downhill. The beaches and the boat moorages are beautiful. It's like one of those pictures you see of old beach houses. A lot of the beaches are pretty isolated. The final destination, Manly, is truly an exciting one. There a lot of great restaurants in the area. There is The Walk, which wide footwalk from Manly Wharf to Manly Beach (they are on opposite ends of the peninsula). Each side of the footwalk are restaurants and shops waiting to be explored. It has a great atmosphere. Try the Ribs and Rumps for great steak! Check out Oporto for an authentic Bondi burger! Then there's Manly beach itself! It's a long with plenty of surf, volleyball, and fun to be had. I highly recommend this walk. The both the trip and the destination are not to be missed!