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After disembarking the Picton – Wellington ferry we quickly headed up the West coast of the North Island towards our final destination, Taranaki and the legendary Surf Highway 45. Taranaki is the name given to large promontory that sticks out into the Tasman Sea with real live volcano, Mount Taranaki (2510m) at its centre. The Surf Highway (State Highway 45) follows the coast all the way from Hawera in the South to the provincial capital New Plymouth in the north, a distance of 65miles. Small roads (more like country lanes) lead off the main high way to dozens of world class surf breaks such as Stent Road and Kumera Patch.