Just felt the need to post this - only video can do justice to this incredible view. *This* is one of the reasons I live in Sydney. The view from the tip of West head is quite remarkable given its less than an hour's drive from Central Sydney. As the camera pans from south-east to north-west it starts looking south down into Pittwater and towards Scotland Island, then moves north along the Palm Beach penninsular - the western side of Palm Beach and Whale Beach - until it then pans past Barren Joey Head with the Lighthouse and then across Broken Bay with Boudi National Park to the North - including Kilcare, Brisbane Water and Pearl Beach. Finally it passes the Sphinx-like Lion Island and then comes to rest looking North West down the mouth of the beautiful Hawkesbury River.
A jaw-dropping view like that is hard to find a short drive from any major metropolis, particularly one where on a saturday afternoon you can get an easy park and don't have to fight crowds. Good on ya Sydney!