A Very Inaupsicious Start The first stop on our bus tour was Mercury Bay or Whitianga in Maori, in truth it wasnt a great introduction to the tour because we got dropped of in the town in the early afternoon, and there was nothing to do and the weather meant walking round was impossible. Not to be negative about it, but it wasnt exactly how i imaginged the trip to be, spending the entire day in hostels tiny bar, we did even eventually try to go to a bar in town but as we got there at around 8.30 the place was shutting - so that gives you an idea of how things were! To be fair though the hostel was immaculate, with almost brand new beds, and with the early start in the morning (7.30-8)
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