B is for Bach: our spot on the Coromandel

The local museum in Whitianga had an interesting exhibit on what a bach would have looked like in the early 1900's, rustic, haphazard but easy living.

We have rented a bach for our time here on the Coromandel and it looks nothing like its earlier version, we have been part of the growing upmarket baches in New Zealand. We have Kindles, computers, cellphones, TV, microwave and dishwasher, all the comforts of home, I even grumbled about not having a grater.

We have tried to emulate the spirit of a bach, 'relaxed, down-to-earth', sometimes really well with the boys playing backgammon while Shawni cooks a delicious stir-fry and I read and at other times we get caught up in our busyness and the drive to experience this place we find ourselves in.

But the flat whites in cafe's with a sweet treat and our love of being on a path have made this a special place to visit.