Cape Kidnappers was named by Captain Cook when he first visited the North Island. A Tahitian boy that had worked as a Cabin boy was almost kidnapped by local Maoris. Captain Cook fired on their canoes and this frightened the Tahitian boy so he jumped into the water swimming back to the ship.
Cape Kidnappers is now home to 10,000 Gannets. We first took a 40 minute tractor ride along the beach. Once we arrived at the base of outcropping where the Gannets nest was another 30 minutes hard walk. The hike was well worth the walk up. I was rewarded with an incredible experience.
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