Joanne’s little holiday house at Tapu was the quintessential example of the baches I grew up with on the Coromandel in the 60s and 70s.
Every family’s bach was different and had features that were unique to that particular dwelling, be it location, construction or facilities. They also seem to absorb the multigenerational experiences and memories of summers spent with people you love in a place you love.
Joanne seems to have preserved this and I am extremely grateful to have been able to share the experience with my Australian born family.
It wasn’t high tech or fast paced. It was about relaxing and enjoying catching up with friends and family in a lovely community in beautiful part of the world.
Everything we needed for a wonderful stay was within walking distance and sometimes within arms reach, there’s a champion fig tree out the back door and even after the birds had their fill, there was still plenty of delicious ripe fruit for snacks and breaky.
We absolutely loved staying here.