Holiday House • story — Hideaway Point

Getting to the Point our the Hideaway Point blog. It is the place where we share our larger vision for this special place - what inspires us, what we value and the hopes and dreams we have for Hideaway Point.

When we left America in 2013 we were at the end of our rope. Ben was finishing a long medical training program, commuting an hour to a job that I had grown resentful towards. We were fighting all the time - unclear about whether or not our marriage would survive… all while prepping for an international move that I was anxious and unsure about.

We were spent when we arrived in New Zealand - with an infant, a toddler, two new-to-school kids, a bunch of trunks and a vague sense that this adventure to the other side of the world, was going to be a good thing for us.

A month later we rented a “holiday house” (ie vacation rental) at Hot Water Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula. It was the first time I felt like I’d taken a real breath in years. It was the cold off-season, so we took walks, made meals, listened to the ocean and started to remember what we liked about being with each other.

We booked the same house three months later when the sun was shining and our hearts were healthier. This small, outdated “holiday house” (in a remarkably beautiful location) became a place that I associate with growth and reconciliation.

Our holiday in the Coromandel became and important part of the Hideaway Point origin story.

We bought this property so that lots of different people could experience a similar sense of restoration in a beautiful place. We named the largest house “the holiday house” with a cheeky nod to our favorite little vacation rental at Hot Water Beach.

We believe in the power of retreat and would love to help you imagine what time at Hideaway Point could look like for your family, community, organization or business. Let us know how we can help.