26/11/09 Onehunga - Gave back our van to Wicked Camper. Made our way to our hostel in Mount Eden, a suburb of Auckland. We stayed at The Pentlands Hostel which turned out to be a great place for meeting people (the guests at the other place we stayed were boring and kept to themselves). Auckland city isn't exactly walking distance, about 45 minutes, from the hostel but we wanted to save cash and so made the walk almost every day to see the city. Our main thoughts were to find a car since we can see cities at home anytime. We quickly learned they were more expensive here as a lot of travelers arrive with the same idea. We spent 4 days exploring the city center, and enjoying the odd Christmas parade, before we felt it
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