Photo of Kapiti Island taken from Hemi MatengaI went into the bush with the kids today. We tramped to te top of Hemi Matenga. It usually takes about 40 minutes to the top, but Oscar wanted to walk part of the way (he’s only 2) so it took about 1 hour 20. The kids did quite well. Other track users were surprised to see Grace get to the top by herself (she’s 5). The view from the top is fantastic. On a clear day you can see from Taranaki to Kaikoura, but we wern’t so fortunate this time. I thought the walk might help some of the stiffness and aches from yesterday’s soccer. It didn’t.