This is a viewpoint to which I always bring out-of-town visitors, so they can see the long stretch of beautiful Kapiti coastline, and Kapiti Island after which our district is named.
Kapiti Island is the summit of a submerged mountain range created by earthquakes 200 million years ago.
At one time, moa and kakapo wandered the valley that lay between the mountains to the rest of the mainland. Several million years ago, most of this range was inundated by rising sea level. It was, for a time, part of a land bridge that extended across what is now Cook Strait. What remains is an island about 10 km long and 2 km wide of wind-blasted hillsides to the west and lush temperate rain forests to the sheltered east.
The stretch of sea between Kapiti Island and the mainland is called Rauoterangi Channel to commemorate the swimming feat of Kahe Te Rauoterangi, daughter of a Ngati Toa chief. Persuaded by a dream, she set out from Kapiti with her daughter strapped to her back, to warn allies on the mainland of a threatened attack. Te Rauoterangi was carried by the current to Te Uruhi, south of the Waikanae River and about 11 km from the starting point. The child survived the crossing but died not long afterwards.
https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/wellington-kapiti/places/kapiti-island-nature-reserve/historic-kapiti-island/
Your task to be eligible to grab this virtual...
You need to visit the location, take the required photo, and if possible, answer question 2 (Please DO NOT post in your found it log).
1. FOR YOUR ON-LINE LOG: Standing on the platform, take a picture of yourself, or your GPS, or a piece of paper with caching name written on it, in front of the view. Kapiti Island must be clearly visible. No need to send me your photo.
2. Optional. What is the elevation at GZ?
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