Today we set off for New Plymouth. Along the way we stopped at Wanganui. It was a sleepy little town with nothing to do so we carried on up the coast road. After stopping off in a few places along the way we eventually got into New Plymouth. The town looks very strange on the map. Right slap bang in the centre is I giant dormant volcano called Mount Taranaki and then all the roads head off from the volcano towards the coast. Yet again we were unlucky with the hostel. It was like walking into a cub camp. The eating and cooking area was inside a huge breeze block building that looked like a sports hall. The dorms were like huts and if you wanted the toilet or shower you had to cross the field
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