“We battled 80 mph gale force winds when playing golf at Cape Kidnappers during the spring equinox winds,” writes mull1gan who submitted this You Tube clip.

No kidding it can blow at Cape Kidnappers and so it could turn out to a guid walk spoiled if you can’t handle the wind.

The very experienced and well travelled golf aficionados at Golf Club Atlas are of the opinion that, “Cape Kidnappers poses a more complete set of demands on the golfer than the cliffside course at Pebble Beach.”

Here’s a link to an in-depth look at Cape Kidnappers presented by Golf Club Atlas.

Napier is a neat kind of place and not far from Cape Kidnappers and its claim to world-wide fame is a unique concentration of 1930s Art Deco architecture. And if you’re not into architecture there’s excellent wine tasting at the many Hawkes Bay vineyards.

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