benno_

I've lived in North Freo my whole life and love it. It's pretty unique that you can walk from the river to the beach in a matter of minutes, and there's the train station in the middle which gets you to Freo in 4 minutes and the city in 25. Obviously if you're situated next to the road or rail it's not ideal, but same can be said for any suburb. The shoreline along the river is pretty unique and there are plenty of little spots along the river to walk, swim, cliff jump. The walking path goes along the river up into Mosman Park and has an always amazing view where you often see dolphins jumping. Very popular path for walking the dog, and you can also walk to the dog beach.
The river has a large shallow area in the middle so you can swim a short distance and just walk around on the sand bank which is only shin deep with the lower tide. I love showing mates the area and particularly near the river I've been told it looks like Greece. A lot of north Freo is pretty affluent because of the beach/river location, there's a marina if you need to park your boat . The local cafe/bars are awesome (particularly at Leighton), you can enjoy a coffee, beer, cocktail by the beach. Walking down to watch the sun set over the ocean never gets old. I feel like there's a greater feeling of community since the suburb is fairly small, and you can be a part of the community garden which is awesome. To me it's just a paradise.