Day 133 Pahia-Whitianga, New Zealand

We were heading back down south today and going through Auckland again so on the way we swopped the car over hoping this time we would get one that wouldn’t break down within the first day. Although they gave us a newer car this one had no air con and it was about as powerful as a 50cc moped, anyway at least this one looks like it will last us till the end of the trip.
When the car eventually managed to pull itself up the small hills we finally made it to Whitianga and then bang on cue the rain started and it wouldn’t stop for the whole time we were staying here. The hostel we were staying in had around 4 separate buildings and each had 2 floors which meant that there would only ever be a maximum of 8 people in each building which made it feel less cramped and more like your own home, although the owners when we saw them were nowhere near as nice as the guy from Pahia.