Cape Kidnappers

A wonderful part of coastline named because the local Maori's tried to kidnap Captain Cook's servant boy but now famous because of the seasonal presence of a multitude of gannets. We made the most of a wonderful morning and wandered along the beach (from our campsite in Clifton) to the Cape. The beach was beautiful, with crumbling cliffs and forests of trees desperately clinging to their edges. Nature was in abundance with a surprise seal encounter and of course the sights, sounds and unforgettable smells of the gannet colony.