CHALLENGED AND TESTED AT CAPE BRETT
“CAPE BRETT? You do realise that’s the second hardest walk in New Zealand?” Our dinner companion shuddered theatrically as he evoked a succession of never-ending hills.
I shot him a murderous glance. “We’ll be fine,” I soothed the children.
They’d both stopped eating to eye James and me with alarm.
We were scheduled to walk Northland’s Cape Brett track later that month. While nobody online backs the claim of its ‘second hardest’ status, the Department of Conservation warns it’s a difficult hike. ‘The difference in elevation makes the walk more challenging than most’ and advises the return distance of 32km requires moderate to superior levels of fitness.
Prior to booking, we’d asked Vita (9), and Zendo (6), if
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